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Tom Izzo is known for loading up his nonleague schedules, and he believes the one he put together for his 2010-11 team "crippled us a little bit" early in the season as a preseason No. 2 ranking gave way to losing and disappointment.
Final Four-seasoned coaches Tom Izzo and Jay Wright will serve as studio analysts for the NCAA tournament this week.
D.J. Young, C John Stipek and RT J'Michael Deane are gone. Highly touted David Barrent is the favorite at left tackle, with several players vying for the other spots.
Michigan State maintained its run of success in first-round NCAA tournament games, beating Northern Iowa 69-66 on Sunday.
If the Spartans can forget the last time out -- a 49-7 blowout loss to Alabama in the Capital One Bowl -- they can look back on 2010 as a breakthrough season for the program, which claimed its first share of a Big Ten championship in 20 years.
Tom Izzo made it very clear -- he wanted his team to sweat it out a little bit after such an inconsistent season of basketball.
The Spartans make it a game in the final minute but fall to UCLA Bruins 78-76, during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament Thursday night.
It's March, so naturally Michigan State and UCLA are gearing up for runs in the NCAA tournament.
MSU officials say no bags of any kind - including purses, diaper bags or camera cases - will be allowed for football games this fall at Spartan Stadium.
Kalin Lucas was told to take the season off, let his ruptured left Achilles' tendon heal.
Delvon Roe has had surgeries on both knees, has no jump shot of which to speak, can't use his right hand and is a "tweener" at 6-8, 230 -- with the body of a small forward and the game of a power forward.
Exciting changes are coming to the NCAA Championship this year.
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Tom Izzo was happy with the defense guards Keith Appling and Mike Kebler played on Penn State star Talor Battle, but it didn't matter.
