Eye On College Basketball

How meaningful will Indiana's win over North Carolina be on Selection Sunday? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then talk about North Carolina coach Roy Williams' shot at North Carolina fans' lack of enthusiasm at games, at which point Parrish explains that, yeah, Williams has a point. Eventually, the conversation...

Just how impressive is Baylor's 6-0 start? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they got into the nice early results for three SEC programs -- namely Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida. Other topics of discussion include Iowa State, Maryland and those teams' terrific point guards. Plus Duke's injuries. And...

Is North Carolina the nation's best team? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Indiana's loss at Fort Wayne, the hot starts from Creighton and Baylor, Michigan State's struggles and whether it's OK to eat pumpkin pie for breakfast. The pumpkin pie discussion leads to Parrish admitting he sometimes eat...

This is the first episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast since Gary Parrish and his wife welcomed a baby into the world. The baby is eight weeks premature. So, naturally, Parrish and Matt Norlander dive into the craziness of that at the top. Then they discuss Michigan State's struggles, Frank Mason's National Player of the Year campaign, Austin Nichols' dismissal from Virginia, the Maui...

Is Markelle Fultz about to pull a Ben Simmons and spend his one year in college not winning enough to make the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that they talk about Arizona's win over Michigan State and Indiana's win over Kansas. Then they preview Kentucky-Michigan State and Kansas-Duke before m...

Who is going to win Kansas-Indiana? Michigan State-Arizona? Is North Carolina on upset alert? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the opening weekend of college basketball -- yes, it's finally here -- at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they talk about most of the relevant leagues -- ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Big East, American, Atlantic 10...

Former LSU standout Ben Simmons believes the NCAA is "f-cked up." Is he right? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that -- and the "One & Done" documentary starring Simmons -- at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then talk about Ray Smith's career-ending injury at Arizona, the state of Arizona Basketball in general, the CBS Sports All-America teams and...

The CBS Sports list of the Top 101 college basketball players has been published. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, and Parrish made Norlander explain why he has Villanova's Josh Hart so low. (Among the other players talked about are Valpo's Alec Peters, Michigan State's Mile Bridges, Xavier's Edmond Sumner and Duke's...

Did Rick Pitino really not know what was going on at Louisville? Will he be suspended by the NCAA? Should the Cardinals' 2013 national championship banner come done? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss all of that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Michigan State's injury problems, the release of the USA Today Coaches poll, Norlander's ran...

An NBA scout told Gary Parrish that DeAaron Fox will be Kentucky's best pro prospect this season. Does Matt Norlander agree? The two of them discussed that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Is it going to be a down year in college basketball? Parrish and Norlander tackled that question before retelling a crazy story about former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie kic...

How significant is Harry Giles' string of knee surgeries? Will his lack of health prevent Duke from reaching its goals? Is there still any chance of the five-star freshman becoming the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft? CBS Sports' Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about the NCAA's baffling decisi...

Is that picture of the entire Virginia basketball team kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick's protest indicative of what we're going to see once the season begins? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then talk about George Washington's decision to name Maurice Joseph its interim coach, Parrish's story on New Mexi...

The NCAA has ruled five-star prospect Omari Spellman ineligible at Villanova. How big of a loss is that for the reigning national champions? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they transition into Rick Stansbury's recruiting at Western Kentucky and Larry Brown's desire to maybe coach high school basketball. And the...

The NCAA and ACC have both taken a stand against North Carolina because of its controversial HB2 bill. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Duke's pro days, Mike Krzyzewski's decision to otherwise close practices to NBA executives and scouts, the Miami player who was arrested for attacking a man he caught in a close...

How surprising was it that DeAndre Ayton, the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2017, committed to Arizona over Kansas and Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that on this edition of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then dive into the question of whether Ayton will ever actually play college basketball. Also: Is Arizona's Sean Miller the best college coach who hasn't...

How big of an impact will Nebraska transfer Andrew White make at Syracuse? Should the Orange now be ranked in the preseason? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they spend a few minutes on Rutgers' unfortunate tweet before focusing on the Candid Coaches series that concluded this week with three questions: 1. Which...

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss their Candid Coaches series at CBSSports.com -- specifically the question that showed how the experiences black coaches have had with law enforcement officials differs greatly from the experiences of white coaches. They also get into a conversation about which college coaches are best equipped and most likely to next jump to the NBA before settling into a ba...

How big of a factor is Under Armour in grassroots basketball and recruiting? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that on this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then get into whether recruiting is cleaner or dirtier than it was five years ago. And, of course, they talked about Ryan Lochte, too.

Should the NCAA take NCAA Tournament games out of North Carolina if the HB2 bill isn't amended or eradicated? Who's the one player in college basketball college coaches would take above all others? And what in the world got into Wichita State's Gregg Marshall during the Shockers' trip to Canada? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss all of that on the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketb...

Did Gary Parrish actually make that 6 a.m. flight out of Las Vegas? He and Matt Norlander discuss it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then dive into the actual basketball that happened in Sin City and talk specifically about a top-10 recruit (Mitchell Robinson) who is committed to Western Kentucky. After that, Parrish and Norlander discuss how some event or...

Changes are coming to the NCAA Tournament. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss them on this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Other topics include Washington hiring Michael Porter Sr. to get Michael Porter Jr., and the problem with non-league scheduling.

How bizarre was it that Larry Brown resigned from SMU in the middle of July? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then discuss the nation's best football-basketball combo schools, some good news for Illinois coach John Groce, and the devastating news related to Austin Peay coach Dave Loos.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are both at the Nike Peach Jam in South Carolina -- where the nation's top basketball prospects are competing. They discuss the DeAndre Ayton-Marvin Bagley matchup, and explain why there's no guarantee either will ever play college basketball. Beyond that, Parrish and Norlander talk about the amazing performances at Peach Jam from future Washington pledge Michael Po...

Is Ben Simmons smart to try to force his way to the Lakers? Will Denzel Valentine's reported knee issue cost him on draft night? Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Sam Vecenie discuss those things on the latest Eye on College Basketball podcast. And they also get into that wild video of Kentucky's Derek Willis intoxicated and sleeping in the road.

Does John Calipari really want to move the SEC Tournament to November? Would that actually fix any of the SEC's issues? And is former Washington player Marquese Chriss about to be a top-five pick? Gary Parrish talks about these things and more with Matt Norlander and Sam Vecenie on this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.