Bruce Pearl's sudden retirement on Monday afternoon came as a surprise to many. He was a coaching buddy of Tom Izzo, and watching a legendary coach who's younger than the Spartan Hall of Famer call it a career got a lot of Michigan State fans thinking.
Is Izzo next?
That was the first thought on a lot of minds after hearing about Pearl hanging it up after making a Final Four with Auburn and leading the program to the top of the SEC in his 11th season. Unfortunately, his Tigers fell short and another SEC team won the national title, but he was right there and had a good enough team.