Marching to Madness

In this episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome in Basketball Times publisher and former USBWA president John Akers. The trio discuss John's time covering basketball on the West Coast, Gonzaga's stellar season, the NCAA tournament selection process, and much more. It's a jam-packed episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome in Susquehanna assistant and CollegeHoopsWatch.com writer Aaron Ettinger to discuss all things Big Ten. Before chatting with Aaron, the guys give their teams of the day, talk about the improvement of Ole Miss, and preview Duke/Virginia. It's another exciting episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He's currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome in Susquehanna assistant and CollegeHoopsWatch.com writer Aaron Ettinger to discuss all things Big Ten. Before chatting with Aaron, the guys give their teams of the day, talk about the improvement of Ole Miss, and preview Duke/Virginia. It's another exciting episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In the newest episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross dive into West Virginia's late-game collapse at Kansas, talk about bubble teams in need of victories on Tuesday, and discuss all things free throws! It's another exciting episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He's currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In the newest episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross dive into West Virginia's late-game collapse at Kansas, talk about bubble teams in need of victories on Tuesday, and discuss all things free throws! It's another exciting episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

It was another wild weekend in the world of college basketball, and hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross are here to discuss it all in this episode of Marching to Madness. The two talk about Northwestern's big win over Wisconsin, SMU getting the best of Cincinnati, Joe Lunardi's updated bracketology, and a whole lot more. It's another jam-packed episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He's currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

It was another wild weekend in the world of college basketball, and hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross are here to discuss it all in this episode of Marching to Madness. The two talk about Northwestern's big win over Wisconsin, SMU getting the best of Cincinnati, Joe Lunardi's updated bracketology, and a whole lot more. It's another jam-packed episode of Marching to Madness! 

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, Hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome back Pete Gillen of the CBS Sports Network. Coach Gillen shares his thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including Cincinnati's dominance in the American, Tubby Smith's first year at Memphis, how things are shaping up in the Mountain West Conference, the depth of the A-10, and the overall parity in college basketball. It's another awesome discussion on Marching to Madness!

About the Host:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He's currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, Hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome back Pete Gillen of the CBS Sports Network. Coach Gillen shares his thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including Cincinnati's dominance in the American, Tubby Smith's first year at Memphis, how things are shaping up in the Mountain West Conference, the depth of the A-10, and the overall parity in college basketball. It's another awesome discussion on Marching to Madness!

About the Host:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross are joined by Tony Patelis (@CollegeHoopNews). The trio discuss their teams of the day, preview UNC/Duke and Oregon/UCLA, and also roll through the most surprising and disappointing teams of the season. All that and much more in this jam-packed episode of Marching to Madness!

About the Hosts:

Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, FanSided and many more. He currently covers college basketball and SEC sports for BlakeLovellSports.com.

Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. He's currently the founder and editor of College Hoops Watch.