Tom Izzo has not been too fond of what’s been happening in college basketball these days.
From the transfer portal, to the wild wild west that is NIL, and now tampering, the Hall of Famer has always said that he loves his job but he hates his profession. He hates what it’s become because of all of these new variables being added to the mix. He never had to worry about the portal, NIL deals, or tampering 10 years ago, but now it’s commonplace.
Izzo has been extra critical of the latter lately.
Tampering has (unfortunately) come center stage in college basketball.