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Podcast: Locked On Big 10 – Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast
Episode: BIG TEN TAKES OVER: Michigan and Illinois SILENCE HATERS By Reaching FINAL Weekend of NCAA's!
Description: Michigan and Illinois silence critics by powering into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, with hopes of ending the Big Ten’s 26-year championship drought. Can Yaxel Lendeborg's dominance and Dusty May’s elite coaching propel Michigan past Arizona in a blockbuster semifinal collision, or will Illinois’ trio of Keaton Wagler, David Mirkovich, and Andrej Stojakovic deliver a title run with their surge in form?
Craig Shemon breaks down Michigan’s blowout victories, including their 95-62 dismantling of Tennessee, Lendeborg’s historic scoring streak, and the Wolverines’ eight-deep rotation. Illinois’ rise gets a spotlight with their all-Big Ten clas...