EAST LANSING, Mich. — There is no shortage of statements out there about the play of Jeremy Fears Jr.
Michigan State’s star player has drawn a lot of heat lately after he was called for a dead-ball technical foul against Michigan on Sunday night.Fears was fouled in the back by UM’s Elliot Cadeau, but then, as he fell forward while supposedly reacting to the foul, his right foot came up and made contact with Cadeau’s groin area.
Jeremy Fears Jr. was assessed a contact dead ball technical foul for this play. pic.twitter.com/NIGNUpYKQ8
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 8, 2026
There has been a string of incidents involving Fears, specifically this season. He had been accused of trying to trip Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg during the teams’ first meeting, with UM coach Dusty May calling several plays from that game “very dangerous” a few days later…