Dusty May was right about Jeremy Fears and even Tom Izzo has to admit it

After losing to Michigan basketball last Friday night, Michigan State needed a bounce-back victory. They thought that was going to come at Minnesota, which was 10-12 heading into their game. It did not. The Spartans fell 76-73 to the Golden Gophers and now find themselves at serious risk of dropping three in a row, with their next game being against a top-five opponent, Illinois.

Following their matchup, Dusty May was asked about Michigan State, and specifically, Jeremy Fears, playing dirty. May didn't hold back. But when Tom Izzo was asked about May's comments, he deflected and told Dusty May to "call me", while insinuating that Michigan played just as dirty.

Dusty May was right about Jeremy Fears

Following the Minnesota loss, however, Izzo was singing a different tune. Jeremy Fears was hit with a technical foul after appearing to kick a Minnesota player. There were also other plays where it appeared Fears tripped another player, however, those were not called.

Tom Izzo, after the game, said he was considering benching Fears next game, saying he."has got to grow up a bit." Yet, Izzo still tried to blame others.

"When somebody comes out and publicly says something about a guy, that sometimes happens. But that's Jeremy's fault," Izzo said.

This is no longer a "Michigan narrative" as Spartan's have tried to claim. Tom Izzo himself is now admitting that Fears isn't playing the right way and needs to grow up. So for all the deflecting he did after the Michigan loss and critcism, it's now clear to the nation that Dusty May was right.