
Matt Norlander
Senior Writer at CBS Sports
Sr. writer/analyst/podcast host for @CBSSports, @CBSSportsHQ. Infrequent host—@RecordsandRiffs pod. Guitar player, wannabe drummer.
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Gators take the river: Behind the scenes of Florida's dramatic NCAA title run and raucus boat parade
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cbssports.com | Matt Norlander
SAN ANTONIO — Todd Golden flings the door open to the coaches' locker room, and before he's even three steps in, he roars "PRETTY F---ING INCREDIBLE!!"He checks his phone and sees 719 unread texts. That number will climb over the next couple of hours, as it should, because Monday night's game meant 39-year-old Golden became the youngest coach to win a title since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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cbssports.com | Cameron Salerno |Gary Parrish |Matt Norlander |Chip Patterson
The 2025 NCAA Tournament is approaching the finish line for Monday night's finale in San Antonio's Alamodome when No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston meet in the NCAA championship game. The Cougars are seeking the first national title in program history, while the Gators could win their third crown this century with a win. Houston's path to its first national title game appearance since 1984 has been full of thrilling finishes, headlined by a dramatic 70-67 win over No. 1 seed Duke.
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cbssports.com | Matt Norlander
SAN ANTONIO — It was Nov. 13, 1981 in Bismarck, North Dakota, when Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology defeated Lake Region College as part of the Mary College Invitational. The coach of the winning side that cold Friday night was barely 26 years old. His name was Kelvin Sampson. Montana Tech's 77-67 win was the first victory of what now registers by any objective examination as a Hall of Fame-worthy career.
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thepress.net | Matt Norlander
Sampson, 69, will face Golden, 39, in a rare instance of coaches separated by two generations for a national championship
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2 weeks ago |
cbssports.com | Chip Patterson |Matt Norlander |Kyle Boone |David Cobb
The final night of the season has arrived with a title game for the ages as No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston conclude the 2025 NCAA Tournament in the national championship game Monday night. Being part of the second-ever all-No. 1-seed Final Four was already an honor, and now even more is on the line. For Florida, the semifinals were defined by its halftime response. The Gators came out of the locker room with urgency and physicality, taking control of a game that Auburn led at the break.
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