Bill Beekman was hired as Michigan State's new athletic director on Monday, July 16, 2018. Hear from John Engler, Mark Dantonio, Tom Izzo and Beekman. Phil Friend, Lansing State Journal
What would happen if Tom Izzo or Mark Dantonio suddenly left Michigan State, like John Beilein did Michigan on Monday?
Bill Beekman has an idea, but not necessarily a list of replacement candidates.
“We don’t have sort of anything written down,” said Beekman, who spent his 52nd birthday Tuesday at the Big Ten athletic directors meeting in Rosemont, Illinois. “But I think from my perspective, you’re always sort of thinking about the proverbial what if a key person sort of walked out of their office and got hit by the proverbial bus or whatever – what’s your Plan B?