The Detroit News · Feb 1, 2019
'No excuse': Langford-less Spartans still aiming high
MSU coach Tom Izzo recaps last weekend's loss at Purdue and looks ahead to Indiana.
Cassius Winston moves the ball in Michigan State's loss to Purdue on Sunday.East Lansing – Michigan State is one of the best teams in the nation, one that has the ability to win the Big Ten and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
That was true when Joshua Langford was in the lineup, remained true while he sat the last eight games because of an ankle injury, and remains a popular opinion even after the news came earlier this week that the junior guard would need surgery on his left ankle and be lost for the season.