When famed commentator Kevin Harlan came back from a commercial break in Sunday’s Round of 32 NCAA Tournament game between No. 3 Iowa State and No. 6 Ole Miss, he said a relatively normal seven words.
“Back in Milwaukee and over to Lauren.”
Lauren, in this case, was Lauren Shehadi, a reporter, who instead of talking about a timeout speech from buff Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger or Sean Pedulla lighting it up for the Rebels, was talking about two journalists. Two journalists I know quite well.
Oklahoma State and O’Colly alumni Sam and Ben Hutchens, who graduated in May 2023 and cover Ole Miss and Iowa State, respectively, made national news and attracted social media buzz when Shehadi did a segment on the identical twins.