Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald apologizes for middle finger gesture in game vs. Illinois

Getty Images Pat Fitzgerald regrets a hand gesture he made toward the Illinois sideline during Saturday’s 38-37 loss to the Fighting Illini, but the Michigan State coach is not apologizing for trying to energize his team. Winless in the Big Ten during his first season as the Spartans coach, Fitzgerald said he got too carried away amid Michigan State’s second-half comeback when he flipped the bird during the fourth quarter. “My mom’s rolling over in her grave, I need to be more disciplined, and I need to be more composed,” Fitzgerald said Monday. “I do have a passion problem, and…