Carl Izzo did get to see his son win the NCAA championship with MSU in 2000, receive Coach of the Year three times, and earn seven of his Big Ten titles before passing away in 2015 at the age or 90.

"I think my team deserves this award," Izzo told Rick Pizzo of the Big Ten Network. Izzo also noted that winning the award this time around felt more special since it came later in his career and ...