'My Cinderella team this year': Drake gets love from Travis Kelce in newest New Heights podcast
Updated: 3:22 PM CDT Mar 21, 2025
Drake makes history in Wichita. It's *** big night. For the first time in more than 50 years, the Drake men's basketball team is on to the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament after beating Missouri. Good evening. Thanks for staying up late with us. Yeah, I think *** lot of Drake fans are just still riding that adrenaline. We have team coverage of all the March Madness. We start though with Shannon Earhart in Wichita for more on Drake's big win, Shannon. Ben Stacy, it was *** wild game here. Drake did pull the upset. They did what every Drake fan knew they could do, get it done, and they advanced to the second round for the first time since 1971. Drake was able to get it done on the defensive end by getting stops and then controlling the pace the entire game. They slowed down *** Mizzou team who Scoring 84 points *** game to just 23 points at half. Drake led by 7 points at halftime as well. They were able to get those stops, and they were up 15 points in the second half, but Mizzou did make it *** one point game with 4:30 left by going 23 of 26 from the free throw line. The Bulldogs would put. Together *** 6-0 run and finally make their free throws down the stretch. They went 12 of 24, by the way, 50% from the line, not very good, but they were able to win 67-57. Drake finished the game shooting 53% with 23 points off turnovers and not rebounded Mizzou with 31-26. Coach Mack told us how they were able to hold off Mizzou. I mean we got good players, you know, I think we got good players and. They expect to win and they expected to win that game and they held in there defensively when the run was going. I felt like the game, I felt like the game was going so slow. I mean, we got that lead early in the second half and I look up, it was like the 16 to 12 minute. I'm like it's been like 20 minutes and we played 4 minutes. So for it to finally go off and for everything we've done in the game to come out with *** W, it was nice. I'm not going to let it set in because it's like just another game. You got, you got to keep it. You got to keep the composure. You got to just have that same mindset with every single game. Drake's 31 victories on the season is tied for most in the country with Duke and Houston. That is pretty good company, *** very impressive win from Drake over Mizzou, again, *** 10 point win, 67 to 57, the final. Now Drake will get the winner of UNC Wilmington in Texas. who are playing right now. Texas Tech was up 4 points last time that I checked my photographer saying 5 points now. We'll have more on that game later. plus hear from more of the players after this historic win from Drake. I'm live from Wichita, vlog, Iowa sports leader.
'My Cinderella team this year': Drake gets love from Travis Kelce in newest New Heights podcast
Updated: 3:22 PM CDT Mar 21, 2025
The Drake University bandwagon is packed after its first-round NCAA Tournament upset Thursday night against Missouri. But Travis Kelce can say he was with the Bulldogs before the 11 seed beat the six-seeded Tigers. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end told his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce, that Drake was his Cinderella team for this tournament in the newest episode of New Heights podcast, posted Wednesday.Around the 1 hour, 32 minute mark, here's what Travis had to say about the Bulldogs:"The West has one of my favorite teams in the NCAA right now, and that's Drake," he said. "Drake University, they have a fun story. Their coach ... and at least four of their players are from Division II. "...That's like my Cinderella team this year. I'm rooting for them."Drake, of course, opened the tournament with a 67-57 win over the Tigers. They'll play No. 3 Texas Tech on Saturday for a spot in the Sweet 16.It's not the first time the state of Iowa has gotten some love from the Kelce brothers. Former Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark was a guest on their first episode of this year.
The Drake University bandwagon is packed after its first-round NCAA Tournament upset Thursday night against Missouri. But Travis Kelce can say he was with the Bulldogs before the 11 seed beat the six-seeded Tigers.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end told his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce, that Drake was his Cinderella team for this tournament in the newest episode of , posted Wednesday.
Around the 1 hour, 32 minute mark, here's what Travis had to say about the Bulldogs:
"The West has one of my favorite teams in the NCAA right now, and that's Drake," he said. "Drake University, they have a fun story. Their coach ... and at least four of their players are from Division II.
"...That's like my Cinderella team this year. I'm rooting for them."
Drake, of course, opened the tournament with a 67-57 win over the Tigers. They'll play No. 3 Texas Tech on Saturday for a spot in the Sweet 16.
It's not the first time the state of Iowa has gotten some love from the Kelce brothers. Former Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark was a guest on their first episode of this year.