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Michigan State's Tom Izzo has new view of Colin Kaepernick protest: 'How ignorant am I?'

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo speaks to the media on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in East Lansing. Video by Chris Solari/DFP

Tom Izzo’s opinion of Colin Kaepernick’s protest has flipped in the past four years.

Michigan State basketball’s Hall of Fame coach said Tuesday on WXYT-FM (97.1) that he made it a point to talk to his players last week about his change in opinion over Kaepernick’s kneeling protest against police brutality and juxtaposed it with things he saw as a kid during the Woodstock era.

"Listen, I learn lessons, too. And I’m still learning at this age," Izzo told "The Jamie and Stoney Show.