In the third hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh discussed Illinois and Northwestern earning berths to the NCAA Tournament and previewed their matchups. After that, Northwestern coach Chris Collins joined the show to discuss his Wildcats going back to the Big Dance. Ninth-seeded Northwestern will play eighth-seeded Florida Atlantic on Friday. Later, Mully and Haugh took more calls from Score listeners who shared their opinions on the Bears trading quarterback Justin Fields to the Steelers for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.