This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features former N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts, who currently works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, to discuss the NCAA Tournament.

Keatts served as an assistant coach under Rick Pitino on his Louisville staff that made the 2012 Final Four and won the 2013 national championship. He tells why he's not surprised Pitino has St. John's back in the Sweet 16. Keatts explains why he's for tournament expansion. And he weighs in on how the Mikel Brown Jr. injury played out.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article312758494.html">former N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts</a>, who currently works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, to discuss the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament/">NCAA Tournament</a>.
Keatts served as an assistant coach under <a href="https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rick-pitino">Rick Pitino</a> on his Louisville staff that made the 2012 Final Four and won the 2013 national championship. He tells why he's not surprised Pitino has St. John's back in the Sweet 16. Keatts explains why he's for tournament expansion. And he weighs in on how the <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/01/02/mikel-brown-jr-louisville-basketball-recruiting-2025-pat-kelsey/77393027007/">Mikel Brown Jr. injury</a> played out.

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 

New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 
New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: <a href="https://profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest/">profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest</a>

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The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 

New episodes post each Wednesday.

Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 
New episodes post each Wednesday.
Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: <a href="https://profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest/">profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest</a>

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Rick Pitino's return to NCAA Sweet 16 is no surprise to Kevin Keatts

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Michael Strickland, the ACC's senior vice president for football, who joined to discuss the upcoming season.

Strickland explains how the new nine-game schedule was the impetus for changing the league's old tiebreaker rules to determine who makes the ACC championship game. (It could be dubiously termed the "Duke rule" after a five-way tie for second place last season ended with a five-loss Blue Devils squad making the title game and then winning it.)

Strickland also delves into how the ACC will rely on metrics to break future ties in the standings in order to identify the "most deserving team," and how College Football Playoff expansion talks could potentially impact the ACC title game — or phase it out altogether.

Hear about that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://theacc.com/staff-directory/michael-strickland/6">Michael Strickland, the ACC's senior vice president for football,</a> who joined to discuss the upcoming season.
Strickland explains how the <a href="https://theacc.com/news/2025/12/16/football-acc-announces-2026-league-opponents-as-move-to-nine-game-conference-schedule-begins.aspx">new nine-game schedule</a> was the <a href="https://theacc.com/news/2026/7/15/acc-announces-new-football-championship-tiebreaker-policy.aspx">impetus for changing the league's old tiebreaker rules</a> to determine who makes the <a href="https://theacc.com/feature/football-championship">ACC championship game</a>. (It could be dubiously termed the "Duke rule" after a five-way tie for second place last season ended with a five-loss Blue Devils squad making the title game and then winning it.)
Strickland also delves into how the ACC will rely on metrics to break future ties in the standings in order to identify the "most deserving team," and how <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49359428/world-cup-2026-expansion-college-football-playoff">College Football Playoff expansion talks</a> could potentially impact the ACC title game &mdash; or phase it out altogether.
Hear about that and more on this week's episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>.

 How will ACC football tiebreakers ensure best teams reach title game?

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Alexis Cubit, The Courier Journal's Louisville football beat writer, discussing ACC football as the league begins its annual Kickoff event on Wednesday.

If the adage "defense wins championships" still applies in this day and age in football, then Cubit believes the Cardinals are in a good spot to contend with Miami for the ACC crown. She points to head coach Jeff Brohm promoting linebackers coach Mark Ivey to co-defensive coordinator as a major reason why that unit should stand out.

Cubit also explains why Lincoln Kienholz may have more competition at quarterback than the other transfers Brohm brought in over his past three seasons.

Hear about that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/staff/5968470002/alexis-cubit/">Alexis Cubit</a>, The Courier Journal's <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/football">Louisville football</a> beat writer, discussing ACC football as the league begins its annual Kickoff event on Wednesday.
If the adage "defense wins championships" still applies in this day and age in football, then Cubit believes the Cardinals are in a good spot to contend with Miami for the <a href="https://theacc.com/sports/football">ACC </a>crown. She points to <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-brohm/2620">head coach Jeff Brohm</a> promoting <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/02/03/louisville-football-coaching-staff-steve-ellis-mark-ivey-co-defensive-coordinators-jeff-brohm/88265903007/">linebackers coach Mark Ivey to co-defensive coordinator</a> as a major reason why that unit should stand out.
Cubit also explains why <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/lincoln-kienholz/17886">Lincoln Kienholz</a> may have more competition at quarterback than the other transfers Brohm brought in over his past three seasons.
Hear about that and more on this week's episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>.

Why Louisville football's defense can make Cardinals an ACC contender

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville basketball guard Adrian Wooley.

As the Cardinals' lone returning player from last year's rotation, Wooley says he's ready to take on more responsibility this season.

First up is getting the 12 newcomers — nine transfers, three freshmen — acclimated to coach Pat Kelsey and his many acronyms. He says that starts with no "BCD," which stands for "blame, complain or defend."

Wooley, who transferred from Kennesaw State in 2025, says he didn't play to his standard last season. He is looking forward to being back in the starting lineup after averaging 11.4 points across his final seven starts of 2025-26, five points higher than his season average.

Hear about that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball">Louisville basketball</a> guard <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/adrian-wooley/18079">Adrian Wooley</a>.
As the Cardinals' lone returning player from last year's rotation, Wooley says he's ready to take on more responsibility this season.
First up is getting the 12 newcomers &mdash; nine transfers, three freshmen &mdash; acclimated to <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/pat-kelsey/2670">coach Pat Kelsey</a> and his many acronyms. He says that starts with no "BCD," which stands for "blame, complain or defend."
Wooley, who transferred from Kennesaw State in 2025, says he didn't play to his standard last season. He is looking forward to being back in the starting lineup after averaging 11.4 points across his final seven starts of 2025-26, five points higher than his season average.
Hear about that and more on this week's episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>.

Rick Pitino's return to NCAA Sweet 16 is no surprise to Kevin Keatts

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