It will be a showdown of No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Michigan State in the Champions Classic in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Tom Izzo previews the game Monday in East Lansing. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
MSU's Hall-of-Fame coach has never been more at peace, even as he looks to strengthen his legacy
EAST LANSING — Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is eating. Salad, if you must know. Along with rice and beans and stewed chicken.
He’s sitting in the mezzanine level of the new Dan Gilbert Pavilion, attached to Breslin Center, which will eventually turn into a hang-out lounge for his players, but right now serves as the team’s makeshift cafeteria.