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There are always going to be some things to clean up after every team's first game together, and Michigan State was no different during
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo joined football coach Jonathan Smith's radio show and gave a vote of support with Michigan game next.
Smith was hired by former athletic director Alan Haller in November 2024 as a rising star who rebooted his alma mater, Oregon State. The Pac-12’s demise played a role in leaving his West Coast roots for East Lansing and picking up the pieces after the messy end of the Mel Tucker era.