Matt Norlander
@MattNorlander
Sr. writer/analyst/podcast host for @CBSSports. Guitar player, wannabe drummer, avid skier, skittish golfer. More CBB coverage: https://bsky.app/profile/norlander.bsky.social
Zero D1 offers. Quit AAU one year. Began w/ a six-win D3 team. Played only six games last season. On draft night, he'll be picked in the middle of the first round. Cedric Coward should be impossible. Yet here he is. Really excited to share his story.cbssports.com/nba/news/cedri…
»Agents trying to find ways to work around a new set of rules few believe will be reality »Big East envy »Speculation of a basketball-only salary cap »Widespread belief that if collectives are banned, cheating will skyrocket A wild, uncertain time in college hoops right now👇
College sports just had its wildest recruiting cycle ever. The House settlement is trying to curb chaos—and take untold millions off the table. "Going to be a total shit show." "I think collectives are going underground but they're not going away." Story:cbssports.com/college-basket…
Peach Jam thoughts, a look back at which recruits popped in July, a big take on the 2026 recruiting class, why so few players are committed right now ... and Memphis' run of bad PR continues. The @EyeOnCBBPodcast is going live now: youtube.com/watch?v=YWv7d-…
A player like De Ridder probably never goes to college if not for NIL legislation and additional money influx into the sport with revenue sharing. It’s put a scare into Euro-based leagues that have lost some talent and could lose more in the years ahead.
News: Virginia’s Thijs De Ridder was just fully cleared and is eligible for two years of NCAA competition, source tells @CBSSports. Expected but still big for Ryan Odom in Year 1. De Ridder was a proven pro in Europe and could be one of the most impactful newcomers in the ACC.
News: Virginia’s Thijs De Ridder was just fully cleared and is eligible for two years of NCAA competition, source tells @CBSSports. Expected but still big for Ryan Odom in Year 1. De Ridder was a proven pro in Europe and could be one of the most impactful newcomers in the ACC.
Never before have CFB and CBB had, at the same time, the most sensible and accepted/popular bracket formats for their championship events. Sure would be nice to stay in this spot for a long time.
The B10 and SEC are at an impasse on College Football Playoff expansion. Good. Let the 12-team model cook a few years before deciding what - if any - changes are needed. For @espn espn.com/college-sports…
Imagine being told a month ago that an English rock band that formed in the '90s would turn out to have the viral concert moment of the summer and that it WOULDN'T be Oasis.
"Let It Happen" is in the running for best side-one-track-one on a rock/rock-adjacent record in the past 20 years.
Tame Impala's Currents turns 10 today. Currents is the result of a supernaturally talented obsessive trying to perfect music. Revisit our review here: pitchfork.visitlink.me/KyeIxK
Update: As anticipated, Nashville's Bridgestone Arena has been chosen as the site for UVa-Ohio State next February, sources say. Look for even more mid-February non-con games to come to college basketball in 2027 and beyond as the sport increases to a 32-game regular season.
News: College basketball's got a nice trend bubbling up. February non-con games between power-conference programs are becoming in vogue again. Ohio State and Virginia will meet on Valentine's Day next season, sources tell @CBSSports. cbssports.com/college-basket…
Just in: The NCAA puts Memphis men's b-bball on two-year probation and 1% budget fine after two softball players were paid $550 to "complete coursework" for a former Memphis basketball player. The academic counselor who paid the softball players gets a 10-yr show-cause penalty.
Spent last week on the recruiting trail. Here's a big notebook on 10 prospects I saw, the fluctuating value of HS recruiting, Adidas hitting big w/ its event Rock Hill, and feedback from coaches on possible NCAAT expansion. "I think it's f---ing stupid." cbssports.com/college-basket…
#NoContextEyeonCBBPodcastPreview podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eye…
The Swing Off was too good and it's going to take another tie game after nine innings in an All-Star Game to see it again? That could be decades!
The @EyeOnCBBPodcast with me and @MattNorlander will be live on @YouTube momentarily. We'll open on various players associations now publicly urging congress to reject legislation that would grant the NCAA an antitrust exemption to address NIL issues. youtube.com/live/BXNnGmhgu…