What Michigan State could do with its newfound roster flexibility Updated 9:27 AM; Today 6:04 AM Michigan State coach Tom Izzo looks on in the first half of their Big Ten basketball game against Nebraska at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Saturday, February 6, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com Facebook Share Now, in the span of less than a month it’s had three of them. That puts the Spartans very much in the trend of college basketball. With the knowledge that they can now be immediately eligible at their new school, more than 1,000 players have now entered the portal across the sport.