"If you take away the coach and do a blind roster breakdown, the Spartans would be no more than a bubble team."

CBS Sports and TNT Sports have announced Bruce Pearl will be a headliner in their coverage of college basketball starting this year.

TNT and CBS Sports announced on Thursday that Bruce Pearl will be an analyst for their college basketball coverage this season.

CBS Sports is adding to its deep roster of announcers with the additions of former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and former Purdue player Robbie Hummel. Pearl and Hummel will both call regular-season games and contribute to studio coverage for the network.

Ohio State football's Julian Sayin sent a strong message on his teammates after a career high performance during Saturday's win.

In the month after announcing his retirement from college basketball, Bruce Pearl already has something lined up for life after Auburn. Pearl will be a part of CBS Sports to call regular-season games and contribute to studio coverage.

Two weeks ago today, Ross Dellenger reported on the latest developments regarding an expansion of the NCAA Tournament, with executives and officials pushing for a 76-team bracket for March Madness. That has had college basketball buzzing this month going into the regular season,

Here's who the ESPN "College GameDay" crew picked to win Saturday's Tennessee-Alabama SEC showdown in Tuscaloosa: