Evansville native, Butler alum and national broadcaster Brandon Gaudin joins the podcast to discuss his career, his work over the years calling Butler basketball and Big Ten sports, working as the voice of the Madden video game franchise and his role now as the television play-by-play voice of the Atlanta Braves.

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss Mike's takeaways from IU's spring football game last week, before diving into the considerable job Darian DeVries and his staff have done rebuilding the IU men's basketball roster almost from scratch, with work left to do.

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek sit down to preview IU's looming Thursday spring game. The pair examine key storylines on both sides of the ball, areas the Hoosiers need more depth, where youth might be served for Curt Cignetti's team in 2025, and more.

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the latest in Bloomington, as Darian DeVries begins to build out both his coaching staff and his roster, and prepares to jump back into the portal starting with a slew of visits this weekend.

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss takeaways from Wednesday's news conference announcing Darian DeVries as Indiana's next men's basketball coach, with thoughts on DeVries' message and approach, IU's search process and what's next.

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek jump into the live podcast engine to discuss Indiana's decision to tap West Virginia coach Darian DeVries as the Hoosiers' 31st men's basketball coach. Zach and Mike break down the pros and cons of DeVries' resume across head-coaching stops at both Drake and WVU, and what his arrival means for IU going forward.

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman break down Selection Sunday for both IU's men's and women's basketball teams, the snub on one side and the path through the first weekend on the other. And the boys finish their podcast with a deep dive into the state of the search.

Read more on what's next for IU basketball: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/03/17/indiana-basketball-coaching-search-transfer-portal-nil/82496387007/

Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro

1:25 -- IU snubbed??

8:42 -- Putting a bow on the men's season

24:31 -- Resetting the roster from here

27:33 -- Looking at the path for Teri Moren's Hoosiers

36:27 -- Coaching search super deep dive

1:01:29 -- Historical search comparisons

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman set the table for Indiana's potential path through the Big Ten tournament, while also exploring the Hoosiers' current NCAA tournament position and whether some left-field mid-major names might soon come into the frame for IU's soon-to-be-open head-coaching position.

Chapters:

0:00 -- Intro

1:50 -- Recapping the regular season

16:50 -- Mike Woodson's legacy as IU coach

25:37 -- The season from here forward

37:30 -- Coaching search updates

50:10 -- Potential mid-major candidates

IU Insider Zach Osterman is joined this week by ESPN national college basketball insider Jeff Borzello, to discuss the latest on Indiana's coaching search, where the Hoosiers fit in the national conversation and how a process like this differs when it unfolds across a longer-than-normal timeline.

Chapters:

0:00 -- Intro

1:50 -- Navigating a modern coaching search

11:35 -- Is IU the best job on the market this cycle?

17:56 -- The role of a search firm in the process

26:07 -- The impact of revenue sharing on the job's appeal

37:18 -- Best-case scenarios for the Hoosiers

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman unpack a busy end of February for IU men's basketball. The Hoosiers approach a pivotal West Coast trip riding momentum for the first time in a while, with NCAA tournament hopes growing. While behind the scenes, the search for Mike Woodson's successor rolls on toward the month in which it will likely conclude.