In case you have not yet heard (you have), Saturday’s game between Michigan State and Michigan was postponed due to the Wolverines not having the required number of scholarship players healthy to play (due to COVID-19).
Following the announcement, Spartan fans flooded social media to bash Michigan head coach Juwan Howard for ‘ducking’ Michigan State.
On Monday, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has weighed in on how Saturday’s postponement against Michigan was handled, effectively shutting up Spartan fans. He notes that he is “very happy” with his communication from Wolverines coach Juwan Howard and that he is fine with how Michigan handled things.
Here are Izzo’s comments from Monday.
Izzo says he "was very happy with the communication from Juwan" Howard, Michigan's coach. "I just think from administration standpoint that we should have more clarity on everything."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
Izzo: "I don't know if some of these games are going to be rescheduled." Calls it a "weird situation" and says players should possibly be able to maintain a redshirt if they need to play.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
Izzo: "How it was handled by (Michigan) was fine by me. It was difficult timing for everybody."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
Izzo said it's "toughest for the players. Everytime you get a sniffle, you wonder if you got COVID."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
Izzo: "You maintain momentum by worring about yourself." Says the teams that can handle adversity likely will be the ones who have success through potential postponements and cancelations.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
Izzo: "We're for as healthy as we can be as far as COVID We're as healthy as we can be as far as injuries. So we have a lot of things to feel good about."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 10, 2022
