MSU’s Izzo recalls rivalry with late coach Dean Smith

EAST LANSING – Tom Izzo’s first tangle with Dean Smith actually came on the recruiting trail.

All-America high school forward Matt Steigenga picked the Spartans over Smith’s Tar Heels in 1988, with Izzo doing the bulk of the recruiting for then-Michigan State head coach Jud Heathcote. - Read more at Freep.com