Overview

• Izzo opened practice by joking about resigning before making clear he is staying, even quipping that Mark Dantonio offered to take over.
• Michigan State named four captains for 2025–26: seniors Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper, junior Coen Carr, and third-year sophomore Jeremy Fears Jr.
• Fears has returned from his 2023 shooting and medical redshirt with improved athleticism, including an estimated five-inch gain in vertical leap, and an expanded leadership role.
• The roster is being rebuilt after seven scholarship departures, with transfers arriving and freshman Kaleb Glenn sidelined for the season by a June knee injury as Trey Fort emerges as a key addition.
• More than 60 alumni returned for Grind Week to reinforce program standards, with the public debut set for Midnight Madness on Oct. 3 and the season opener on Nov. 3 against Colgate.