Best of March Madness: Illinois advances to Sweet 16
23/03/2026 | 34 min
In the Best of March Madness, Illinois coach Brad Underwood joined the Mully & Haugh Show to discuss his Illini advancing to the Sweet 16 with a pair of dominant wins in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament; Mike Mulligan and David Haugh detailed how Illinois’ balanced attack sets it up well to make a deep run in the tournament; and Illini Inquirer publisher Jeremy Werner joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to break down Illinois’ superb performance early in the NCAA Tournament and to preview its upcoming showdown against Houston in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
Full Show — March 23, 2026
23/03/2026 | 2 h 54 min
Mike Mulligan and David Haugh reacted to Illinois advancing to the Sweet 16 and discussed the biggest Cubs and White Sox storylines as Opening Day looms Thursday.
Mully & Haugh are reunited and it feels so good (Hour 1)
23/03/2026 | 1 h 1 min
Mike Mulligan and David Haugh opened their show by reacting to the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Later, they conducted the Pick 6 segment, where they debated the top sports stories of the day.
Illinois has a tough task down in Houston (Hour 2)
23/03/2026 | 39 min
In the second hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh discussed Illinois advancing to the Sweet 16 and previewed what lies ahead in the NCAA Tournament. After that, Score baseball insider Bruce Levine joined the show to discuss the latest Cubs and White Sox storylines as Opening Day looms Thursday.
How does Illinois match up with Houston? (Hour 3)
23/03/2026 | 39 min
In the third hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh discussed several MLB storylines as the Yankees and Giants will meet Wednesday in the league opener before Opening Day officially arrives Thursday. After that, Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News and the Big Ten Network joined the show to preview the Illinois-Houston matchup in the Sweet 16 and to share his takeaways from the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
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