The Beat of Sports

What is the next step for Jonathan Issac on the Orlando Magic even though he plays a position that is already occupied by Aaron Gordon? Josh Robbins from The Athletic talks about the continued development for Issac as he carves out more of a role for the team. Josh talks about how the Magic need to look to solidify the backup point guard position and hope that Michael Carter-Williams can help provide a steadying hand for the stretch run. He and Marc also talk about how the recent downswing for the Nets can help increase the Magic's chances at making the playoffs.

There was a moment during the season when the Gator head coach Mike White told the media that he didn't think his team was good enough to qualify for the NIT, cut to a few weeks later and they'll be playing in the NCAA Tournament. So what helped the turned around for the orange and blue? Mark Wise of the Gator broadcast crew joins the show to talk about what changed for the team and why the style of play might not be what White wants to play but has helped them win games.

On Friday night the UCF Knights will be making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 14 years and they will be squaring off against VCU. The voice of the Rams Robby Robinson joins the show to talk about how he thinks the game will go against the Knights. He talks about how who the star player is that fans should watch for and how this team has had a run of success despite losing big time coaches the last few seasons.

The tournament is set and the time to fill out brackets is here! But filling out a bracket is enough for you and you want to wager on some upsets, who should you put your jellybeans on this year?! John Ewing from The Action Network joins the show to run through which teams fans should pay attention when it comes making wagers, is it smart to bet on Duke when you'd have to wager at a premium to win any money?

What happens when you combine: people of wealth, people with money, and college athletics? You get the perfect storm for a college admission athletic scandal which has now rocked several universities all across the country which has claimed the job of several long time coaches. How prevalent is this, and is there anything that schools can do to prevent this from happening or will money always allow people to skirt by the rules?

Mike O'Donnell makes a special Monday appearance on the show to preview the NCAA Tournament. He and Marc discuss what the Knights chances are against VCU on Friday, Mike talks about how Tacko Fall is a big x-factor that can help them advance to play against Duke on Sunday. Then they talk what the chances are that Florida and Florida state can advance far in the tournament. Then Marc explains that he wants the tournament to change the seeding process so that conference winners don't have to play in the play-in games on Tuesday night because they've earned their opportunity because they won their respective conferences.

The tournament is set and we've got some in-state teams that will be going dancing in March! Marc talks about the difficulties between college football and college basketball when it comes to picking teams for the postseason. He discusses what went wrong for the Knights in Memphis and what they'll have to do to advance against VCU and more.

How hard is it to fill out a perfect bracket for the NCAA tournament? Well there is one school in Indiana that teaches classes in bracketology and they have figured out how to pick a bracket better than all of the well-known college basketball experts.

The madness of March is here now for the UCF basketball team so what are the keys for them to go far. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk about what they need to this weekend in Memphis during the conference tournament. He talks about the zone that Tacko Fall has been in over the last few games and more.

The fallout from the pay for play scandal happening in college basketball has claimed LSU head coach Will Wade who has been suspended by the school but he has made it known that he wants to return. Does he have any legal recourse to get himself back on the sidelines?