A lion in winter vs. the rabbit chaser: As Tom Izzo reinforces his greatness at 70, new rival Dusty May hunts

College basketball rankings: Michigan State wins outright Big Ten title with help from Jase Richardson

Michigan State has employed one coach for 30 years. Dusty May, meanwhile, is Michigan’s sixth in the past three decades. As Tom Izzo continues to thrive in the winter of his Hall of Fame career, his younger counterpart in Ann Arbor is at the beginning of what could be a fruitful long-term tenure. The juxtaposition … Read more

With bitter Michigan-MSU rivalry game on tap, Tom Izzo has a new potential foil in Dusty May

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Breslin Center on February 18, 2025 in East Lansing, Michigan.  (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)

Tom Izzo entered the 1997-98 season on the hot seat as Michigan State’s basketball coach; he was just 33-27 overall with a couple NIT bids in his first two seasons. Year 3 was different though. The Spartans were stacked with a slew of young talent out of Flint, Michigan. Boasting a 13-4 record in late … Read more

‘Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers’: How Dusty May, Michigan continue to defy logic

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer On Feb. 3, two days removed from his team’s second victory in what is now a four-game winning streak, Michigan head coach Dusty May held his typical weekly news conference inside the media room at Crisler Center, a building in which the 20th-ranked Wolverines are still undefeated … Read more

Indiana coach candidates: Michigan’s Dusty May, Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams lead options to replace Mike Woodson

Mike Woodson to resign at Indiana: Hoosiers coach to step down when season ends

With Indiana coach Mike Woodson set to resign following the 2024-25 season, IU athletic director Scott Dolson is charged with making a critical hire for the future of a proud program. Indiana hasn’t been beyond the Sweet 16 since 2002 and hasn’t even gone that far since 2016.  For a program with five national titles, … Read more