College basketball fans are getting restless. Their usual fall excitement is giving way to autumn anxiety.
News about the 2020-21 season comes in dribs and drabs, little teases that keep them engaged. Any enthusiasm is tempered by COVID-19 realities — such as Monday's announcement that Michigan State coach Tom Izzo contracted the virus.
His symptoms are mild, so he should return after missing time — just as scores of players across the country will miss time and return this season.
