It’s rare to face a team with an interim head coach in college basketball unless there’s some type of off-the-court scandal. It’s especially rare less than 10 games into the season.
For various reasons – the fact that a team is usually not out of postseason contention until late in the season due to the 68-team NCAA Tournament field is probably one of the biggest ones – athletic departments seem much more willing to let the entire season play out and then make a decision afterward than they are when it comes to football.
But that’s exactly the scenario that the No.