Eye On College Basketball

Surprise: We've got a weekend recap show for you long before you get your NYE plans on. Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone recap the post-Christmas break slate, led by FAU's troubling loss Saturday night against FGCU. (00:45) - Strongjaw is BACK! (04:15) - FAU has the ugliest two-pack of losses this season (13:43) - Marquette outlasted Creighton on CBS (20:44) - San Diego State got a big win over Gonza...

You're getting a Friday podcast on a Thursday, and surprising news emerged Thursday afternoon, which jumped to the top of the show: Terrence Shannon Jr.'s suspension after a rape charge. The guys start with that, then compare their top 10 stories in men's college basketball for 2023 before making some weekend picks, leading on the San Diego State-Gonzaga game Friday night. READ: The 23 biggest sto...

As promised, our annual mailbag spectacular is here. We hope you had a great Christmas; here's another present for yo u. GP and Norlander answer your questions ranging anywhere from the nicest fan bases to James Madison's chances at a 1-seed to concerts in Paris and why the NCAA Tournament could never be like European soccer. (0:00) Intro + mailbag time! (14:00) Which college team would lose by th...

Merry Christmas, everybody! We've got a long Friday episode as our present to you. Let's get right to it. (00:45) - Louisville got drubbed, obviously. Was it Kenny Payne's last game? (09:10) - UConn stumbled against Seton Hall? (15:40) - Duke showed up and showed out in MSG (23:51) - UNC gives Oklahoma its first loss (35:00) - Norlander's scoop on the WCC (45:32) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: No. 13...

READ: Norlander's Court Report The Memphis Tigers served Virginia a dish too hot to handle, and it left Norlander andParrish wondering, is this Penny Hardaway's best squad? Also, Providence dropped a lump of coal in Marquette's stocking on Tuesday night. It's time to recognize what the Friars have done? 01:25 - Memphis destroys Virginia 15:43 - Providence obliterates No. 6 Marquette 28:00 - Norlan...

As promised, we're bringing the goods after the best Saturday of the season so far. Parrish (from Atlanta) and Norlander (from HQ studio in Stamford) recap every big game from Saturday, plus touch on UConn's win in Seattle over Gonzaga from Friday. (00:35) - Purdue-Arizona, and why Purdue should be No. 1 over Kansas (14:02) - Let's talk about the CBS tripleheader, led by Kansas-Indiana, highlighte...

Strap in, because the next two days are gonna give us the best 24 hours of college hoops to date this season. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview it all, but open on the catastrophe in Louisville. (00:39) - The Kenny Payne experience at Louisville needs to end (10:56) - Do you think it's time to be concerned about Creighton? (31:33) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: UConn (-4.5) vs. Gonzaga (37:57)...

It's finals week, which means the deluge of games turns into a slow drip. This leads Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander to get to the No. 1 curiosity in the sport right now: Is Juwan Howard's future at Michigan in doubt? Why was there another incident? Plus: Who are the leaders in the clubhouse when it comes to title prospects, and why are there 12 teams? And who is the most searched college basketba...

Big weekend on a number of fronts. There are seven undefeated teams remaining after five went down on Saturday and Sunday. Another hour-plus show awaits you, as Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish recap all of the action. (00:45) - There are only seven undefeated teams left in the country (10:12) - Trivia Time! (16:02) - Purdue and Arizona are the two best teams in the country — for right now. (32:41)...

Parrish and Norlander preview a pretty poppin' weekend slate of choops: (01:25) - BYU has been one of the more surprising teams ... (11:31) - ... and so has Colorado State! (16:29) - Shaka Smart's post-Texas glow-up (35:11) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: No. 20 Illinois at No. 17 Tennessee (-5) (40:49) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: No. 4 Purdue(-5) vs. Alabama (48:51) - Final Four And 1, Game 3: No. 23...

READ: Norlander's Court Report Norlander and GP react to Illinois' victory over FAU (with a special guest appearance), go deeper on UConn's win against UNC and ask if Michigan State can turn their early season struggles around. The Spartans have made every tourney since 1998. Does that end in 2024? (1:00) Illinois-FAU (13:45) UConn-UNC (28:00) Michigan State (38:15) Wednesday/Thursday lookahead Ey...

College sports saw a lot of chaos this weekend, and the big story was with the CFP, so this episode takes a twist an opens with thoughts on how the committee got to four Playoff teams and that process compared to college basketball's. Then it's on to a lot of talk about a lot of big upsets in the past 48 hours. Five ranked teams lost to unranked opponents. Parrish and Norlander navigate you throug...

We had to give you another quickie pod after No. 1 Purdue lost to Northwestern for the second time in 2023 and that epic showdown between Kansas and UConn. What does it all mean? Let Matt Norlander explain. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcas...

Loaded Friday show for ya. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about Bronny James return to USC, recap Norlander's trip to Fayetteville, and pick some games for the Final Four And 1. (00:45) - Bronny James will be making his USC debut soon (10:05) - Mikey Williams' Memphis future remains TBD (17:03) - Norlander recaps his Fayetteville trip (33:16) - Other midweek results, led by Tennessee-UNC (50...

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap Kentucky's shellacking of Miami and preview Duke vs. Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Warning: This episode does threaten to go off the rails at least twice. (01:32) - Kentucky blew the doors off of Miami (29:13) - Norlander is in Fayetteville for Duke/Arkansas. We've also got Tennessee-North Carolina and Colorado-Colorado State to look forward to Wednesday....

Gary and Matt recap a slow-ish weekend that saw FAU and Villanova win big, Oklahoma move to 6-0 and Baylor continue its dominance. They also touch on Louisville almost taking another bad loss, UNC saving some face in the Bahamas, a great Dan Hurley clip and more. Then, the guys preview the Monday and Tuesday slate, led by Miami @ Kentucky on Tuesday night. Eye on College Basketball is available fo...

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander help you get out of your Thanksgiving coma with an extra-long ep. Maui recap, Battle 4 Atlantis results and plenty more. (01:15) - Don't look now: the Memphis Tigers are balling (21:00) - Purdue is the best team in the country (35:43) - A bevy of other notable results (52:55) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: Villanova (-3) vs. Memphis (55:41) - Final Four And 1, Game 2:...

Happy Thanksgiving! We are always thankful for you for subscribing and engaging with the show. This is always a unique episode because of how it lands amid the Maui tournament. Norlander and Parrish cover a ton of ground in 50 minutes. 01:15 - Maui recap: Purdue and Marquette move on to play in Wednesday's title game. 25:55 - UConn is still really good. READ: Here's Norlander's column on it from M...

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a weekend that saw an FAU loss to Bryant, a UConn smashing of Indiana and a near-win for Louisville ... until Texas snatched it in the last second.  (01:45) - FAU had a BAD loss over the weekend (15:28) - Is Reed Sheppard Kentucky's best player? (23:30) - Norlander's nuggets from the weekend (26:29) - The 1-3 Terps are in trouble (29:01) - UConn and Texas win...

Parrish and Norlander get you ready for Feast Weekend by musing aloud which 4-0 teams will most likely win their conference. And of course, we have the Final Four and One to head into the weekend. Some ridiculousness peppered throughout the ep as usual, too. 01:12 - Which 4-0 team has the best chance of winning its conference? 7:54 - Ed Cooley has a message for young journalists. 23:15 - Final Fou...

No shortage of talking points after the past two days around the sport. Here's how today's show sets up: (00:45) - Kansas reigns over Kentucky (12:31) - Duke beats Michigan State (28:30) - Michigan is 3-0 (35:01) - Villanova: yikes (43:08) - A few more notable results, led by Marquette over Illinois (44:45) - A big win for Elvis' alma mater! Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the A...

First weekend brought plenty of notable results. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander start with Arizona's big win over Duke, then get into more than a dozen other outcomes. (02:45) - Nobody had a better weekend than Arizona (13:02) - Who else won the weekend?  (33:06) - Weekend Whiparound (48:51) - Monday and Tuesday games to watch — the biggest being Tuesday's Champions Classic Eye on College Basketb...

We're going to try something new this season: Every so often, when a game result warrants it, we're going to provide appetizer-sized reax pods. Arizona's 78-73 road victory over Duke on Friday night qualifies as our first opportunity to drop one on ya — and it's all Norlander on this show. Want more instant recap pods? Let us know! And we'll still be back Sunday with a full weekend recap.  Eye on...

HUGE DAY for games. The best of the bunch is Arizona at Duke. That opens the show. The Final Four And 1 is back as well. What should be on the line this season between Norlander and Parrish? Email your suggestions: shoutstoCBS@gmail.com (00:45) - We need more home-and-home matchups, thank you to Duke and Arizona! (17:30) - Steele Venters is done for the season. How big of a deal is this for the Za...

Not such a bad start after all, huh? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap: (00:32) - Hey America, say hi to Baylor's Ja'Kobe Walter (13:44) - No. 4 Michigan State stumbles against James Madison (28:38) - USC shines vs. K-State (29:30) - Some teams with uh-oh season-opening losses (37:45) - Louisville actually WON a game ... and the colony of bats that took over a game Tuesday (51:24) - Midweek ma...