Northwestern coach Chris Collins expressed deep admiration for Michigan State coach Tom Izzo following their teams' Big Ten game.

Cooper took six shots, made all six of them and finished with a career-high 18 points, nine rebounds and a block. He was also 6-of-8 from the free-throw line while Tom Izzo's Spartans improved to 14-2 on the season, 4-1 in the Big Ten. " [Izzo] wants me to be more assertive," Cooper said. "He wants me to get more involved in the offense"

Aidan Chiles is leaving East Lansing, but he won't be going far. The former Michigan State football QB committed to Northwestern on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

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Chiles lost his starting job after eight games in 2025 — in which he had 10 touchdown passes and three interceptions — and battled a foot injury late in the year. He was among the players to transfer out after new Spartans coach Pat Fitzgerald took over.