The Michigan Wolverines are scheduled to resume their 2025-26 season on Thursday night at Crisler Arena against the Penn State Nittany Lions, a team that gave them all they could handle in their first meeting this season.

As if the Michigan-Michigan State basketball rivalry needed any more fuel, Dusty May lit the match Monday with his comments about Jeremy Fears and his “dangerous” play. To be fair, May didn’t bring it up organically.

"I don’t see how you would classify them as guys playing just for money when they all sacrificed a great deal of money," Michigan coach Dusty May said

Long gone are the days of John Chaney showing up at a John Calipari postgame news conference and yelling: “I’ll kill you!"

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan’s renewed focus on beating Michigan State this year had everything to do with winning on the court, not off of it. Wolverines coach Dusty May spoke of his team’s mindset entering Friday night’s 83-71 win over the Spartans,

Dusty May has utilized the transfer portal at Michigan, but on Monday he pushed back against the idea that his players are "mercenaries."

Dusty May didn't hold back while talking about Michigan State on Monday, and also praised Yaxel Lendeborg in a way you just don't hear very often.

Ahead of last week’s matchup between Michigan and Michigan State, some were billing it as a “Bought vs. Built” battle.