Time was winding down on Tom Izzo’s virtual press conference on Wednesday, the same day Michigan State began its first day of official practice for the upcoming season.
For more than 35 minutes, the Spartans coach entering his 26th season, rattled through all the typical question marks facing a college basketball team. For Michigan State, the biggest is replacing Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman while the health of Joshua Langford and the development of sophomore Rocket Watts at point guard are high on the list, too.
As Izzo wrapped things up, he pulled a facemask out of his pocket.