The Dribble Drive

Austin and Dalton are back for the final preview episode of the 2026-27 offseason. They dive into the Washington Huskies, their big 3-headed returning core, the transfer additions, and the outlook for Washington this season. Then they bounce around some of the headlines entering the 2026-27 season. They finish off the episode by discussing week 1's schedule, including 3 top-25 matchups.

02:45 - Washington preview

16:30 - Teams that could host NCAA tournament games this season

27:20 - Talent all across the league

31:15 - Bounceback candidates

39:00 - Teams that could take a step back this season

46:30 - Week 1 schedule

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Preview season rolls on, as Austin and Dalton preview the Northwestern Wildcats with Head Coach Carla Berube. They discuss what it will take to lay the foundation in Evanston, hitting the transfer portal for the first time, being a UConn star, and much more. Then, Austin previews Penn State with the voice of the Lady Lions, Joe Putnam. They discuss a very new looking Penn State team, assembled by first year Head Coach Tanisha Wright.

02:00 - Northwestern preview

08:45 - Carla Berube

39:50 - Penn State preview

43:45 - Joe Putnam

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Austin and Dalton spend this episode previewing the USC Trojans and Wisconsin Badgers! First, USC Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins Austin to discuss high expectations for the Trojans, the JuJu and Jazzy combo, a talented roster, Big Ten transition, and much more. Then, Austin chats with the radio voice of Wisconsin women's basketball, Jon Arias. They tackle the run to last year's WBIT semifinals, a big transfer portal haul, Addie Deal, Kyrah Daniels, Wisconsin's momentum around women's basketball, and more.

02:10 - USC preview

04:35 - Lindsay Gottlieb

31:45 - Wisconsin preview

35:30 - Jon Arias

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Austin and Dalton continue the preview episodes, taking deep dives into Purdue and Iowa. For the Purdue preview, the guys are joined by Head Coach Katie Gearlds. They discuss the diversity of this year's team, McKenna Layden's experience, a lot of new faces in West Lafayette, how to get this year's team ready despite the injuries, and much more.

Then the guys are joined by Jan Jensen to discuss the Iowa Hawkeyes. They talk about Ava Heiden's big jump, a talented transfer portal class, McKenna Woliczko's immediate impact, a new playing style, and much more.

02:40 - Purdue preview

07:15 - Katie Gearlds

36:25 - Iowa preview

41:15 - Jan Jensen

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Austin and Dalton are back to previewing, with this episode focused on the Ohio State Buckeyes. OSU Head Coach Kevin McGuff joins the show to preview his Buckeye squad. They talk about the big sophomore leap for Jaloni Cambridge, the retainment of 8 returning Buckeyes, the art of the press, a talented freshman class, and much more.

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Austin and Dalton are back with a show dedicated to preseason awards and rankings! The guys will discuss who they voted for for the all-Big Ten preseason team, compared to who actually got voted on the list by media and coaches. Plus, they'll rank the Big Ten teams from 1-18.

03:00 - Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

09:25 - Preseason All-Big Ten Teams

23:50 - Preseason Top 5 Teams

39:15 - Ranking the Big Ten 1-18

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This week's episode starts with a Rutgers preview. Austin is joined by first-year head coach Gary Redus II. They discuss his journey through the ranks of college basketball coaching, his time in Baton Rouge, winning a national title, arriving in Piscataway, assembling this Rutgers team, individual skillsets, the portal haul, Rutgers' identity, and much more.

Then, Austin traveled to Chicago for Big Ten Media Day! He was joined on radio row by several student athletes and coaches from around the league.

02:30 - Rutgers preview

06:35 - Gary Redus II

40:50 - Jasmine Brown-Hagger (Illinois)

46:36 - Berry Wallace (Illinois)

50:35 - Shauna Green (Illinois)

54:10 - Malia Samuels (Indiana)

58:30 - Jaloni and Kennedy Cambridge (Ohio St.)

1:03:20 - Kevin McGuff (Ohio St.)

1:07:30 - Kyndall Hunter (Purdue)

1:10:45 - Hannah Wickstrom (Purdue)

1:14:26 - Katie Gearlds (Purdue)

1:18:23 - Carla Berube (Northwestern)

1:22:16 - Ava Heiden and Chit Chat Wright (Iowa)

1:27:00 - Jan Jensen (Iowa)

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Only one preview on this week's episode, as Austin and Dalton take a look at the Indiana Hoosiers. They're joined by Head Coach Teri Moren to discuss the holdovers from a year ago, her and her staff's strategy in the portal, what those 4 portal additions can provide, a talented freshman class, her coaching philosophies in 2026, and much more!

00:00 - Intro and housekeeping

03:40 - Indiana preview

17:45 - Teri Moren

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Austin and Dalton continue to preview the Big Ten season, joined on this episode by Kim Barnes Arico and Kelly Graves to preview Michigan and Oregon. With Barnes Arico, they discuss Michigan's terrific 2025-26 season, the lessons learned from Texas and Iowa losses, the play of Syla Swords and Olivia Olson, the Mila Holloway injury impact, and much more. Then they transition to Oregon, where they discuss year 3 in the Big Ten for the Ducks, Katie Fiso and Ehis Etute's emergence, a great group of freshmen, and more.

02:00 - Michigan Preview

09:00 - Kim Barnes Arico

48:25 - Oregon Preview

56:50 - Kelly Graves

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Austin and Dalton preview Minnesota and Maryland. First, it's a Minnesota preview with Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit. They discuss her returning nucleus, a great transfer portal haul, playing at the Barn, Plitzuweit's daughter winning back to back national championships, and more. Then they shift to Maryland, where Head Coach Brenda Frese discusses her 25 years at Maryland, Oluchi Okananwa's success, the 2026-27 team makeup, her impact at Maryland, and much more.

01:30 - Minnesota preview

05:45 - Dawn Plitzuweit

43:15 - Maryland preview

50:30 - Brenda Frese

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