Beth Troutman and Jim Szoke welcome Christine Brennan to the show to talk about the growth of Women’s College Basketball and Caitlin Clark’s impact. Christine is a sports columnist for USA Today and a commentator on ABC News, CNN, PBS NewsHour, and NPR—as well as a best-selling author.
Coach Matt Doherty joins Brett to talk about what it is like to play in the NCAA Tournament.
According to the protocols established by the NCAA, those players who're fully vaccinated didn't have to adhere to regular COVID-19 testing during the tournament. However, those who're are unvaccinated would still have to be screened, forcing the string of positive tests for NC State.Â
Under current NCAA rules, students cannot be paid, but the scholarship money can offset the cost of attending school. A provision the NCAA continues to defend to keep the amateur nature of college sports. But the former athletes who brought the case forward argued that the NCAA's trade-off violated federal antitrust law designed to promote competition.
No. 1 Baylor (27-2) and No. 1 Gonzaga (31-0) punched their tickets to the NCAA National Championship game on Saturday. A match up scheduled for Monday night was originally slated in December, but was scrapped due to positive COVID-19 tests within both programs.
