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CONTROVERSY: UCLA’s Mick Cronin and Cori Close PRESSURED as NCAA Basketball Tournament GROWS

April 30, 2026·26 min
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The NCAA is set to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments—but is this really a good idea? Zach Anderson-Yoxsimer goes OFF on why the expansion is “utterly stupid” and breaks down the new standard facing UCLA hoops. If the Bruins miss this bigger field, is it totally unacceptable? Zach Anderson explains why the pressure is on Mick Cronin and Cori Close like never before. Plus: The UCLA women land a major transfer in K.K. Bransford from Notre Dame—are the Bruins clear Big Ten contenders now? And, UCLA baseball takes sweet revenge with a huge win over Santa Barbara... but does this squad compare to the last #1 overall team in 2019? Tap in for hot takes, analysis, and all things UCLA on Locked On UCLA! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOUCLA?sid=YouTube Locked On College Conferences, HBCU, Basketball & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnCollege FOLLOW THE SHOW: lockedonucla.supercast.com Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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