Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo traveled to Cleveland Thursday to meet with Cavaliers officials and tour the team's facilities.  Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis told the Detroit Free Press in a news release that the coach had in fact left for Cleveland.  "Coach Izzo made me aware he is meeting with Cleveland," Hollis said in the news release. "The details of any meetings are between him and me."  Later in the day, Izzo sent a text message to his friend and Lansing, Mich., radio host Jack Ebling that no decision has been made, according to foxsportsdetroit.com.  "I got a text message from him this afternoon," Ebling told listeners. "He said there's no decision made."  Ebling added: "You've got to wait a little bit longer and you may have to wait a lot longer. ... As of (Thursday) afternoon, he said there's been no decision. You can trust that."  The Associated Press reported late Thursday that Izzo was back in Michigan with his wife, daughter and son after the trip to Cleveland.  Izzo told reporters that "it won't go on forever, I can tell you that."  "I feel bad that I can't talk. I feel good that I did what I had to do," the coach said.  Izzo is reportedly considering a chance to move to the NBA to coach the Cavaliers and a massive deal that has been rumored for several days. The deal could be worth as much as $6 million a year.  Meanwhile, Andy Katz at ESPN reported early Thursday that after meeting with his Michigan State team Tuesday night to discuss his interest in the Cavaliers, Izzo is now leaning toward making the jump to the NBA.  Tom Izzo is apparently closer to saying yes to the Cleveland Cavaliers than previously thought, a source told ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Thursday.  That source discussed Izzo's future with a close confidant of Izzo, who is coaching in the NBA. The source told Katz that Izzo, who talked to his team earlier this week about his interest in the Cavaliers, is leaning toward taking the job if it is offered.  "Three weeks ago that wasn't the case, but it has changed,'' said the source.  On the flip side, the Free Press reported in its newpaper Thursday that among Michigan State officials, from Hollis and MSU president Lou Anna K. Simon to trustees and former coaches, the belief is that Izzo won't be leaving the university.  "I am in regular contact with AD Mark Hollis," Simon said, according to the Free Press. "I can assure everyone Team MSU is all on the same page in wanting to keep Tom as a Spartan. MSU has many renowned, respected, and highly sought individuals; Tom Izzo surely is one of them."  There are also reports that former Nets and Hornets coach Byron Scott is also a candidate for the vacancy in Cleveland. Reports from ESPN say Scott will interview with the Cavaliers before the end of the weekend.  The ESPN report says that "Scott is on equal footing" with Izzo.  As we've reported previously, Izzo's ultimate decision could come down to whether or not LeBron James re-signs with the Cavaliers. But Izzo likely won't have that long to make a decision, as the NBA's free agency period doesn't officially begin until July 1.  Back in East Lansing, Mich., fans of Michigan State are going to social networking websites such as Facebook in hopes of holding a rally to keep Izzo with the Spartans. The rally was advertised as starting at 9 p.m. outside the Breslin Center, the home of the Spartans' men's basketball team.  http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/2010-06-10-ncaa-sanctions-southern-cal_N.htm"I feel bad that I can't talk. I feel good that I did what I had to do."
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