MSU coach Tom Izzo broke his silence on allegations of sexual assault within his program, the handling of the story and the college hoops fraud case.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Tom Izzo continually said he would not “rehash” the past few months and decades-old allegations.
However, the Michigan State basketball coach respectfully — sometimes contritely, sometimes emotionally, sometimes defiantly — continued to address topics he said Thursday that he was told not to talk about in the winter.
Here is more of what he had to say about allegations against his program, ESPN’s handling of the story, the perception of his program and major issues about sexual assault accusations — both against his players and in a broader view societally:
On coaching his team from January to March amid the allegations: “I had a team to deal with, and I had no clue on some of the things you all were talking about.