Drake beat Missouri in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, led by a bunch of Division II transfers who followed their old coach to the Missouri Valley Conference school

When looking across the landscape of college athletics, many fans pick their team because of how close they are geographically to where they are or where they grew up. The beauty of national tournaments like the NCAA Tournament is that schools from all over the country can be included and can shine a light on where they are from.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are going local and hiring an in-state guy, an Iowa native and one of the fastest-rising stars in college hoops to be the next coach of their men's basketball program. Drake's Ben McCollum is expected to take the Iowa job,