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Nicole Auerbach Press Box

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Arch Manning waited two years for this opportunity. He did something that’s essentially unheard of as a five-star, can’t-miss quarterback prospect in the 2020s — he sat on the bench for two seasons, backing up Quinn Ewers.
The two titan conferences of college football will ultimately decide how the College Football Playoff will evolve — or won’t.
The revenue-sharing era will be transformative for college sports. But its future is anything but certain.
If the Big Ten and SEC can’t come to an agreement on a new format by December, the expectation is that the Playoff moves forward in its current iteration — with 12 total teams, including five conference champions and seven at-large selections. And that is the best possible outcome.
Shedeur Sanders’ fifth-round selection wasn’t the only notable slide for a big-name quarterback.
One of the most dramatic men’s title games ever could only end with one team celebrating — and the other wondering what could have been.
How the Huskies won their 12th national championship — and why Auriemma wanted so badly for Paige Bueckers to get this one.
On Sunday, UConn will either win its 12th national championship or Dawn Staley’s South Carolina program will win its third title in four years.
Bueckers’ final game in a Huskies uniform is also likely her biggest.
Nicole Auerbach spells out keys for each team in the men’s Final Four, and predicts which ones will advance.
Nicole Auerbach spells out keys for each team in the women’s Final Four, and predicts which ones will advance.
After years of efforts, women’s basketball teams will finally be paid for success in the NCAA tournament.
Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron committed to play at Notre Dame the same week Niele Ivey took the job. Here’s why they bought into her vision and how they built this year’s title contender.
Arkansas HC John Calipari got the better of his old rival Rick Pitino once again to return to the Sweet 16.
Two coaching giants of college basketball with complicated history are set to spar again at the NCAA Tournament.
No. 12 seed McNeese State became the NCAA Tournament’s first Cinderella on Thursday afternoon, upsetting the fifth-ranked Clemson Tigers.
The 12th-seeded McNeese State Cowboys became the first team to put on Cinderella’s slippers this March, upsetting No. 5 Clemson, 69-67, in stunning fashion on Thursday afternoon.
Rick Pitino, Bill Self and John Calipari will share the court this week in Providence - and they’re not sure it’s a coincidence.
The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament features a number of superstars and a plethora of elite teams. The sport has never been in a healthier place.
The NCAA’s March Madness selection process leaves the league open to mistrust from the public.
Nicole Auerbach reveals her bracket and stories she’ll be watching in 2025 women’s March Madness.
Nicole Auerbach reveals her bracket for 2025 men’s March Madness and her takeaways from Selection Sunday.
Nicole Auerbach explains what makes Izzo such a great basketball coach and singular figure in the sport’s history.
Watkins and the sixth-ranked Trojans play host to No. 1 UCLA, the only unbeaten team in college basketball, on Thursday night.