Tom Izzo lauds Jonathan Smith hire, fit for Michigan State program

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Jonathan-Smith-Izzo-Michigan-State — Tom Izzo believes that Jonathan Smith is well-matched to the identity of the Michigan State football program. (Photo by Abigail Dollins/Statesman Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo weighed in the hire of Jonathan Smith as the program's 26th football coach. Izzo, who ate dinner with Smith and his wife on Sunday evening, is convinced that athletic director Alan Haller got it right with his coaching hire.