Jeremy Fears Jr. Delivers Second Nut Shot Of Season, Gets Whistled For Tech

Jeremy Fears Jr. has another nut shot under his belt. Michigan State’s point guard swung his leg backward into Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau’s groin during a 90-80 loss in Ann Arbor. 

Fears earned a ‘tech’ after a video review in what was a familiar groin-area incident for the Spartan.

READ: Tom Izzo Wants It On Record That He Doesn't Coach His Players To Kick Others In The Groin

Fears still dropped 22 points and nine assists, but he drew some wrath from Spartans coach Tom Izzo, who barked at him courtside and admitted afterward he "chewed him out about it."

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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 08: Jeremy Fears Jr. #1 of the Michigan State Spartans calls out a play in the first half while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on March 08, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

"Nobody is tougher on him than me," Izzo said. "Nobody will be tougher on him than me." Izzo added, "I told him I don’t even want him breathing wrong."

After the game, Izzo defended his guard’s intent.

"I’m sick of it being one-sided," he said. "That’s what upset me about the first time. Fears will get his lunch from me. I wonder if some of their guys will get their lunch from what happened in the first game that didn’t get public."

This is a repeat of his prior dust-up from Feb. 5, when Fears swung his leg back into Minnesota Golden Gophers guard Langston Reynolds’ groin area, also drawing a tech after review in a 76-73 upset loss.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 08: Jeremy Fears Jr. #1 of the Michigan State Spartans walks up court during the second half of a college basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on March 08, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 90-80. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 08: Jeremy Fears Jr. #1 of the Michigan State Spartans talks to a referee along with head coach Tom Izzo after he was called for a technical foul in the first half while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on March 08, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Izzo unloaded then, too, threatening the bench: "I’ve had it with that. That’s not what I teach. That’s not what I coach. If he plays that way, he deserves technical fouls, okay, and he ain’t going to play that way if I bench him the next game."

After Sunday’s tech, Fears owned the mistake: "I got fouled, I should have probably just fell. It’s an unfortunate situation." Fears’ freshman year was cut short after he needed surgery to remove a bullet from his left thigh following a Dec. 23, 2023, shooting.

Michigan’s Dusty May played it cool after the sweep. 

"I think it’s a great rivalry," May said. "I think it’s a lot of fun."

One more boot, and the bench beckons in a season teetering on edge.

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