(Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News)
East Lansing — For 25 years, Tom Izzo has made his share of sacrifices.
To be the head coach of a major college program like Michigan State’s, time can be difficult to manage, even more so with a young family at home.
Through nearly a quarter of a century, it was something that always gnawed at Izzo, especially when his son, Steven, was in high school and playing basketball at Lansing Catholic. Izzo didn’t get to see many of those games as he was tied up leading the Spartans.