It was a crazy, chaotic 2020 for Michigan State athletics.
And that was just in the first two months, before everything around the college sports world went haywire.
From a surprise February coaching search to canceled basketball tournaments to an on-off-on football season, it has been an extended roller-coaster ride in East Lansing as the year of the pandemic comes to a close.
Here is a look at the 10 top stories for the Spartans on and off the field of play.
10. Perles dies
The year started with a big loss for the MSU community as the lifelong Spartan and polarizing university figure died at 85 years old after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.