It's Michigan State basketball against Auburn in the Elite Eight of 2025 March Madness. A Final Four berth in San Antonio is up for grabs. Two grizzled, veteran coaches Tom Izzo and Bruce Pearl collide. The game tips off at 5:05 p.m. on CBS. Here's how five Free Press experts see the game going Saturday in Atlanta:

Tom Izzo and Bruce Pearl have coached against each other in the Elite Eight. You would have to go back 15 years to identify their previous E8 matchup

While walking through the tunnel after the game, Pearl said the environment was just like Auburn's Neville Arena. Auburn fans did not have to drive very far to reach the Sweet 16 in Atlanta. The drive from Auburn,

Bruce Pearl asked players to go out there and talk about things they are passionate about in the same way he has that same right to talk about things that he’s passionate abo

This year’s NCAA college basketball tournament has, so far, been a good one for its most prominent Jewish personalities. Going into Friday night, four coaches of top teams, and one star on the court,

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says he wasn’t mixing politics with sports last week when he called for the release of an American hostage in Gaza

After the win, Pearl and some of his players were interviewed. Pearl started to talk about how great the SEC has been in the NCAA Tournament before he and his players began an "SEC" chant. The Alabama Crimson Tide,