Scott Gleeson of USA Today joins the show to discuss Michigan State’s victory over the Blue Devils, what we should know about Texas Tech, how we should feel about Bruce Pearl, and who he has as his champion

Senior Writer for CBS Sports, Jerry Palm joins the show to recap the Elite Eight games, including Virginia’s thrilling win over Purdue and if Tony Bennett’s system is now March approved, Auburn’s overtime win against Kentucky, previewing the Final Four match-up between Auburn and Virginia, Duke being upset by Michigan State which sparks the debate of whether or not the one and done system is broken, predictions for the Final Four, and more!

Gerry explains why those who say Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams did not coach up to their typical standards in their tournament losses do not know what to look for when judging coaching, how Auburn was forced to play Kentucky’s style but still able ot come out on top, and more!

Sports Writer and publisher of TheJayGravesReport, Jay Graves joins the show to discuss Virginia’s victory over Purdue in what was an instant classic, the performance of Carsen Edwards and how his game will translate to the NBA, Texas Tech’s impressive win against Gonzaga, whether or not John Calipari’s system at Kentucky is a success, and more!

Senior writer for the Athletic, C.L. Brown, joins The Wake Up Call to break down this past weekends games, the inconsistencies with UNC, Virginia making a strong stand, if Duke made a last minute mistake, and much more!

App State’s basketball coach, Dustin Kerns, joins the show today to discuss his reasons for coming to Boone, what he is looking to do with the community to drive fan engagement, and the style of play we can expect to see from the mountaineers next season.

Bobby, Molly and Walker take a moment to reflect on this weekends past games, focusing Duke’s loss to second seed Michigan State.

This week on The Pearl Reports;

2:00 Chris Hughes of Carolina Preps joins The Pearl Reports as we discuss some of North Carolina’s up and coming prep football programs and standout prep football players.

10:12 Rick Lewis of the Phenom Hoop Report break down their yearly North Carolina Top 80 Event and we discuss some of North Carolina’s top prep basketball athletes to keep an eye out on.

16:10 Sportsbucks with Steve. CEO, author and financial fiduciary Steve Crawford coaches athletes and parents on potential investment vehicles to consider.

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