Blue Ribbon Report

• It remains to be seen whether Congress can enact legislation to restore order to the post-NIL college athletics world. • Will college athletes soon look like Ricky Bobby? The boys discuss. • Are the days of buy games going the way of black high-top canvas sneakers? • Kevin sees an epic concert, and Chris gains even more respect for our veterans. • Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is available NOW for pre-order at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• We don’t feel so bad about not quite understanding the NCAA’s Five-in-Five eligibility rule because guess what? A lot of coaches don’t either. • Texas pulls one of the shrewdest moves of the spring/summer recruiting season by adding the class of 2027’s top player, Marcus Spears, Jr., who reclassified. • Exhibition games are going to some unique locales and venues and are being played earlier and earlier. We’re here for it.

• We know we’re a college basketball show, but how could we not talk about that Knicks’ epic comeback in Game Four of the NBA Finals? • Finally, a portal haul ranking we can get behind. Who were the winners? ESPN’s Jeff Borzello provided the blueprint for Chris and Kevin to discuss. • In our fastest-growing segment, we discuss the efforts—from the halls of Congress, the NCAA and the NABC—to insert some order into an unwieldy system of eligibility, transfers and NIL.

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In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • The NCAA Tournament is expanding. What will become of the mid-major leagues? Geoff Cabe, associate commissioner of the Southern Conference, joins us to discuss.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • Who’s winning and who’s losing in the portal frenzy? • The NCAA presses the pause button on talk about giving athletes five years of eligibility. • Kevin shows off his masterful trivia knowledge.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • Michigan caps off a dominant NCAA Tournament run. Kudos to coach Dusty May and the mighty Wolverines, a team carefully constructed through the portal. There’s an art to that, and May and his staff have mastered it.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • Lindsey Willhite, who has previewed the Big Ten for Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook for the last 20 years, helps Chris and Kevin break down the Final Four matchups.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • Kevin and Chris talk about their travels to Oklahoma City and Greenville, S.C. to see the Big Dance up close and personal. • Previewing Sweet 16 matchups.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch—editor and publisher of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook—and Kevin Ingram—the radio voice of Vanderbilt men’s basketball—discuss a variety of college basketball (and other) topics: • Kevin lives out a boyhood dream when he gets to call the championship game in the Southeastern Conference tournament. Making dreams happen… it can be done, ya’ll! • The boys talk about the brackets.