When the NCAA shifted gears this summer and said that players would be able to use the numbers 6,7,8 and 9, it was immediately clear that some guys were going to challenge the unspoken prohibition on wearing 69.
Turns out one of the first to try it was Michigan State’s Steve Izzo, son of you-know-who.
He put the request in and naturally his dad, coach Tom Izzo, would be the one to approve it and unfortunately for the younger Izzo, his father said no.
That’s not a surprise of course. If anyone wears that number, they’re going to hear titters in every arena and lots of bad jokes and the like.