Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans kept their momentum from the regular season going in their 74-64 victory over Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. Here's what Izzo had to say.

East Lansing — As the glow of its outright Big Ten championship set in last Thursday at Iowa, the Michigan State men’s basketball had a visitor. It only took a few seconds for the players to start chanting his name.

First of all, I want to start by saying that I don't think Tom Izzo is retiring anytime soon. A few years ago, the topic of Tom Izzo's successor was a very hot topic in the Michigan State basketball community as it looked like the Spartans may have lost a little steam amidst the changing world of NIL and the transfer portal.