Opening night reax: UCLA-Zona delivers, as does Florida; great debuts for Memphis, BYU, Gonzaga; Oklahoma —> right to the bubble
Podcast: Eye On College BasketballPublished On: Tue Nov 03 2026
Description: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander fire up the late-night pod machine to react to the first full day of the 2026-27 college basketball season. From the battle for Florida between the Gators and Miami to west-coast action between UCLA and Arizona, we'll cover it all.(0:00) Intro + what an opening night!(2:30) Let’s start in Vegas with Arizona and UCLA(10:30) Gonzaga beats Purdue in the other Vegas game(15:15) No. 1 Florida looks as advertised in win over Miami (and a TV experience side rant)(22:15) Penny Hardaway and Memphis take down Iowa State on Monday night(27:30) Oh NO, OU! Sooners lose to East Texas A&M(36:00) GP’s evening in Houston alongside a screaming Kelvin Sampson(41:30) BYU rides a Rob Wright masterpiece to a win over Ohio State(44:30) Other results worth mentioning from opening day + a Notre Dame-Nova recap from Rome!Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball.You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.”Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.comVisit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7IjilwFor more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/
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