This is the replay of the media sessions today for the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament in San Diego, CA. You're going to want to advance the video to the following marks:
Next up for our Fighting Irish is the #3 seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this Sunday (7:10 PM ET). Best way to describe them; experienced, tough, physical, big and they play DEFENSE...
Texas Tech is ranked (#11) in scoring defense in the country. Two teams Notre Dame has played rank higher in this category than Texas Tech; Virginia (#7) and Saint Mary's (#9).
Here's how Notre Dame fared against those two teams:
Saint Mary's 62 -- Notre Dame 59
Notre Dame 69 -- Virginia 65
Here's what we know about Texas Tech:
26-9
Finished 3rd in Big 12
Wins over ranked opponents: Tennessee, Kansas, Baylor (2 wins) , Iowa State and Texas (2 wins)
In their losses the opponents scored: 72 (Providence), 69 (Gonzaga), 51 (Iowa State). 62 (Kansas State), 94 (Kansas 2 OT), 70 (Oklahoma), 69 (TCU). 52 (Oklahoma State) and 74 (Kansas)
They have gone 4-3 their last 7 games -- coming into the game with Notre Dame
Our Fighting Irish arrived in San Diego a little more than 24 hours ago (4:30 AM PT) to take on the #6 seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. The NCAA Tournament game will tip off TODAY at 4:15 PM ET and will be televised on TNT.
Notre Dame's #1 ranked college baseball team won their first home game this week vs. Valparaiso. The Irish are now 12-1 on the season heading into a great weekend series that begins today vs. Louisville (13-4).
Here is the baseball schedule for this weekend in Louisville:
Friday: 4 PM ET
Saturday: 1 PM ET
Sunday: 1 PM ET
All the games are available on the ACC NETWORK's streaming service: ACCNX
The first thing that surprised me when I looked into the Alabama Men's Basketball Team was this -- they enter the NCAA Tournament on a THREE GAME LOSING STREAK.
In fact, Bama is 6 - 7 their last 13 games. They earned their #6 seed with some impressive wins in December & January over; Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee, LSU and Baylor.
Anyway -- here's what we should expect from Bama; they are a fast, athletic, guard oriented offensive attack.
St. Patrick's Day has become a day that Notre Dame Football has decided it will "own" on a recruiting basis. Today -- the Fighting Irish will be offering scholarships to the top HS players in the country who will be graduating in 2024...