The Pat Fitzgerald era in East Lansing is off to an incredible start.
First, he met with his team on Tuesday, had lunch with Tom Izzo stopping by to congratulate him, then he had his introductory press conference, he followed that up by calling the rest of his 2026 recruiting class, and then he attended the No. 7 Michigan State vs. Iowa Big Ten opener at the Breslin Center in front of a sold-out crowd.
Fitzgerald got to speak with Izzo earlier in the day, but he also shared some conversations with his good friend during that basketball game at 7 p.