Eye On College Basketball

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The world's most popular and entertaining podcast on all things college basketball, brought to you by Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander.

  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    INSTANT CLASSIC Saturday: History-making 40-pt performances; ILL, TTU, UNC, AUB log big Ws; SEC in a blender; 20-0 trio; Pitino #900

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the best freshman day of all time. Illinois' Keaton Wagler, Houston's Kingston Flemings and BYU's AJ Dybantsa shine on a loaded Saturday. Let's recap an incredible Saturday in college basketball.


    (0:00) Intro + GPā€™s been at the Kennel all day and oh my what a day!

    (4:45) Three 40-point freshman performances on the SAME DAY!

    (7:00) Oh my Keaton Wagler!! Illinois beats Purdue, another loss for Boilers in Mackey Arena

    (15:45) The Kingston Flemings show! But itā€™s Texas Tech that beats Houston

    (20:00) AJ Dybantsa got in on the 40-point party against Utah

    (32:05) A whole lot happened in the SEC on Saturday, letā€™s start with UT over Bama

    (36:47) Auburn beat Florida in Gainesvilleā€¦wasnā€™t expecting that

    (39:50) Texas puts up a 57 ball in the 2nd half, beats Georgia by 20

    (40:30) Mizzou hits not one, but two buzzer beaters!

    (43:45) Vandy avoids a swoon, Kentucky wins five straight

    (47:40) Big time Saturday Whiparound

    (40:00) We have three 20-0 teams!

    (54:35) UNC beats Virginia on the road

    (56:30) UConn escapes Nova in overtime

    (57:50) Kansas cruises over K-State without Darryn Peterson

    (1:01:55) Some final whiparound: Iowa State, Michigan State, 900 for Rick and Ed Cooley back at Providence

    (1:12:20) AP Poll Predictions and looking ahead to the next few days

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    25 January 2026, 6:39 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Bamaā€™s Bediako case could crater CBBā€”and maybe it should. Plus: Kentucky-Texas; Alijah Arenasā€™ USC debut; HOU-TTU, UNC-UVA, ILL-PUR highlight a fun/cold SaturdayšŸ„¶

    Matt Norlander and Adam Finkelstein open with a conversation about Charles Bediako and what he's trying to do by playing at Alabama. Then, midweek results from around the sport before the Final Four and 1 previews Houston vs Texas Tech, Illinois vs Purdue and more.


    (0:00) Intro + the snow is coming for the entire east coast

    (4:45) Letā€™s talk about Charles Bediako, Alabama and the reaction around college hoops

    (27:45) Kentucky beats Texas, winners of four straight. Where are we with the Wildcats?

    (35:20) Alijah Arenas debuts for USC but the Trojans take a bad loss at home to Northwestern

    (38:55) Arizona and Nebraska get to 19-0

    (40:15) Bucky Ball and Texas A&M off to a strong post-Buzz Williams start

    (45:50) No. 22 North Carolina @ No. 14 Virginia

    (48:35) No. 7 Nebraska @ Minnesota

    (51:45) No. 6 Houston @ No. 12 Texas Tech

    (56:30) No. 11 Illinois @ No. 4 Purdue

    (1:00:25) Tennessee @ No. 17 Alabama

    (1:03:57) Norlanderā€™s Notes: More games to watch

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    23 January 2026, 4:51 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    UCLA beats Purdue, Mick Croninā€™s pissed šŸ˜‚; Miami (OH) 20-0! Arkansas bounces back vs. Vandy; Charles Bediakoā€”who left CBB in 2023ā€”suing his way back to Bama

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with UCLA's victory over Purdue and a moody Mick Cronin in the post game press conference. Miami (OH) is still undefeated! They're 20-0 and just keep finding a way to win. Then the Wednesday Whiparound recaps the rest of an eventful Tuesday night in the sport. Plus, breaking news surrounding Charles Bediako and Alabama


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:45) UCLA beats No. 4 Purdue! Somehow Mick Cronin is still upsetā€¦

    (16:45) Miami (OH) wins again! Rank ā€˜em GP! Wally says so!

    (35:10) Iowa State bounces back in a big way over UCF

    (38:15) Texas Tech smokes Baylor, Christian Anderson is awesome

    (40:30) Kansas wins without Bill Self

    (44:45) Vanderbilt gets smoked at Arkansas, ā€˜Dores have lost three straight

    (46:45) Georgia goes on the road and beats Mizzou

    (48:30) BREAKING NEWS: Charles Bediako is eligible for Alabama

    (56:00) Some final whiparound and looking ahead to the next two days

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    21 January 2026, 4:45 pm
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Florida rips control of SEC from Vandy + Kentucky flips its season; TTU shuts down AJ Dybantsa; Darryn Peterson =šŸ”„; UNC = šŸ˜¬; power-ranking Big Ten

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on an eventful weekend for the SEC. Is Florida the team to beat? Where do we stand on Kentucky after the road win at Tennessee? Then, the Weekend Whiparound touches on every notable result from the weekend from Darryn Peterson to Texas Tech's win over BYU and ACC action.


    (0:00) Intro + itā€™s a Sunday *morning* show!

    (1:00) Florida is a force in the SEC, is Vandy a building truster?

    (13:00) Kentucky storms back again, this time at Tennessee

    (21:30) Georgia beats Arkansas, which side of the equation is more notable?

    (26:40) Kansas beats Baylor and DP puts on an absolute show

    (32:15) Texas Tech beats BYU in a fun Saturday night game

    (38:00) More from the Big 12: Arizona cruises, Iowa State stumbles again

    (43:05) Big Ten: Nebraska stays perfect and a Big Ten power ranking

    (48:00) ACC: Duke stomps Stanford, UNCā€¦oof and Virginia is really good

    (59:15) More Weekend Whiparound: Miami OH magic! Big East results & Ed Cooleyā€™s comments

    (1:15:00) CFP Championship Predictions & Da Bears!

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    18 January 2026, 6:04 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    FBIā€™s game-fixing investigation rocks the sport; recapping a wild Wednesday (3 bonkers buzzer-beaters!); F4+1 for a stacked Saturday

    READ: FBI's game-fixing investigation


    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Thursday's alleged point-shaving scheme that rocked the college basketball world. Then, Wednesday was a wild night of buzzer beaters and the Final Four and 1 previews this weekend's games.


    (0:00) Intro + GPā€™s glasses are playing the show

    (1:00) Point-shaving scheme rocks the college basketball world on Thursday

    (27:00) Kentucky beats LSU at the buzzer

    (32:30) Boopie MIller is a baller and he hit a buzzer beater

    (38:15) Good things come in threes, Ole Miss gets one at the buzzer as well!

    (40:15) More midweek action: Vandy falls to Texas, Stanford beats UNC, Purdue beats Iowa

    (50:20) Gonzaga will be without Braden Huff for 4-8 weeks

    (53:10) Final Four and 1!

    (54:20) Kentucky @ Tennessee

    (56:15) UCLA @ Ohio State

    (59:40) Florida @ Vanderbilt

    (1:02:50) BYU @ Texas Tech

    (1:05:00) St. Johnā€™s @ Villanova

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    16 January 2026, 4:50 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Kansas creams ISU, ending the Clonesā€™ unbeaten run; UConn escapes Seton Hall; UT escapes A&M; Bucky escapes Minny + everything else from Tuesday night

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Kansas ending Iowa State's bid for an undefeated season in lopsided fashion. Then, it's the Wednesday Whiparound featuring UConn over Seton Hall, Nebraska stays perfect and more.


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:40) Kansas stomps Iowa State, in Allen Fieldhouse we trust

    (14:28) UConn 69, Seton Hall 64

    (28:06) Hey look at that, Nebraska won again

    (32:45) Michigan State handles Indiana at home

    (36:00) Louisville loses to Virginia, Mikel Brown Jr. canā€™t come back fast enough

    (44:20) Tennessee avoids a loss to Texas A&M

    (46:30) More Wednesday Whiparound

    (51:55) Looking ahead to the next couple of days

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    14 January 2026, 4:28 pm
  • 47 minutes 11 seconds
    EOCBB on CBSSN: Arizonaā€™s No. 1 rĆ©sumĆ©; drafting top 10 COY candidates; which undefeated team loses next? Which will lose last?

    On CBS Sports Network, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss Arizona and a loaded Big 12 before diving in to the candidates for Coach of the Year. Then, the show wraps with a nation-sweeping game of "Will they be a top four seed?"


    (0:00) Intro + Eye On College Basketball on CBSSN?

    (1:00) What makes the Arizona Wildcats so good + who is going to win the Big 12?

    (12:27) Drafting Coach of the Year candidates 1-5

    (21:15) Coach of the Year candidates 6-10

    (32:04) ā€œWill ___ be a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament?ā€

    (40:01) Who will be the last remaining undefeated team?

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    13 January 2026, 10:37 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Nebraskaā€™s amazing unbeaten start continues; Michigan unbeaten no more after Wisconsin stunner; the most important wins and losses from Saturday

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Nebraska's road win at Indiana and the end of Michigan's undefeated season. Then, it's the weekend whiparound as unbeatens stay perfect, SEC teams get upset and plenty more.


    (0:00) Intro + Matt is back and the Bears are still playing football

    (9:45) Nebraska goes on the road and holds on to undefeated record

    (18:15) Michigan loses at home to an up-and-down Wisconsin team

    (25:30) Letā€™s do a Weekend Whiparound, shall we?

    (29:35) Braden Smith is making GP look bad and Purdue is rolling

    (35:25) Illinois beats Iowa on the road

    (43:25) Kansas loses another Big 12 road game

    (50:10) Houston is cruising along, beat Baylor 77-55

    (51:30) BYUā€™s Big 3 go for 67 points!

    (54:19) Vandy ties best start on school history

    (56:00) Texas beats Alabama in Tuscaloosa

    (1:02:00) More Weekend Whiparound: Auburn, Florida and Duke get wins

    (1:07:35) Looking ahead

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    11 January 2026, 11:52 pm
  • 1 hour 40 seconds
    An unexpected SEC: Vandy is a title contender, Kentucky is 0-2 in conference + Kyle Boone's NBA Mock Draft, Final Four & 1

    Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone open on midweek SEC action featuring Kentucky's 0-2 start and Vanderbilt officially arriving on the national title contender list. Then, KB's mock draft takes center stage to discuss this year's top prospects before the Final Four And 1 previews the weekend in college hoops.


    (0:00) Intro + KB is here & GP is a criminal

    (5:55) Vandy beat Alabama, theyā€™re officially a national title contender

    (16:27) Kentucky is 0-2 in the SECā€¦for $22 million

    (25:15) KBā€™s Mock Draftā€¦starting with Darryn Peterson

    (30:28) Kingston Flemings is awesome, how high could he go?

    (33:15) Why is Cam Boozer almost nobodyā€™s top prospect despite his college dominance?

    (43:45) Final Four and 1 presented by FD Sportsbook! No. 10 Nebraska at Indiana

    (45:35) Wisconsin at No. 2 Michigan

    (47:30) No. 24 SMU at No. 6 Duke

    (48:30) No. 15 Arkansas at Auburn

    (51:26) No. 21 Tennessee at Florida

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    9 January 2026, 4:46 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Tuesday night was drunk: Kansasā€™ OT comeback vs. TCU, Dukeā€™s comeback vs. Lā€™ville, A&Mā€™s comeback vs. Auburn +& a TTU-Houston 40-minute thriller

    Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down an insane Tuesday in college basketball! Kansas won but the Darryn Peterson experience continues. Michigan survives Penn State. Houston and Texas Tech go down to the wire. Auburn won?! Wait, no Auburn lost. All that and more from one of the best nights of the season thus far.


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:48) A wild night in Kansas! Jayhawks beat TCU in OT and Darryn Peterson didnā€™t play in OT

    (15:35) Letā€™s Wednesday Whiparound

    (15:45) Duke outscores Louisville by 20 in the 2nd half, wins on the road

    (21:40) Houston beats Texas Tech, Kingston Flemings is awesome and Cougars are a serious contender

    (30:00) UCF breaks into the top 25 and then loses to Oklahoma State

    (31:22) Michigan tried its best to lose to Penn State, but escapes with a victory

    (38:40) The shot was wide open Bennett Stirtz!!!

    (42:05) Auburn won! Then it lost. In heartbreaking fashion.

    (49:20) more Wednesday Whiparound - Florida, Tennessee and more

    (59:57) Look ahead to Wednesday games

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    7 January 2026, 4:54 pm
  • 47 minutes 41 seconds
    EOCBB on CBSSN: Our fav natā€™l title contenders, F4 do-overs + mid-season A-A teams. Plus: Which CBB program is best analog for IndianašŸˆ

    On CBS Sports Network, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander revisit the six remaining undefeated teams and build out a list of possible national title contenders halfway through the season. Then, it's midseason All-American teams, the Indiana Football of college hoops and revisiting Final Four picks from the preseason.


    (0:00) Intro

    (0:30) There are six undefeated teams, how many are title contenders?

    (15:20) Midseason All-American Teams

    (26:03) Mikel Brown Jr. and Darryn Peterson are spectacular, but injuries are a big part of their seasons

    (31:55) Which school is most likely to be the Indiana Football of college hoops?

    (40:51) Revisiting preseason Final Four selections!

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    6 January 2026, 9:20 pm
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