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ACC Now podcast: Mike Brey for NCAA tournament expansion, has concerns about adding to CFP

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey reacts as Wake Forest opens a double digit lead during the second half on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 during the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey reacts as Wake Forest opens a double digit lead during the second half on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 during the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com

Notre Dame coach and former Duke assistant Mike Brey explains why he is in favor of the NCAA tournament expanding while also expressing concern for how College Football Playoff expansion could impact the college basketball regular season. Brey and Louisville guard El Ellis join The N&O’s Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman on this episode of the ACC Now podcast. A Durham native, Ellis discusses what facing Duke and North Carolina has meant to him and talks about his journey from growing up in the Triangle to playing ACC basketball.

You can also listen to this episode of the ACC Now podcast, and others, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible, TuneIn and Stitcher.

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Natalie Pierre is the sports editor at The News & Observer. Over the last 15 years, she has covered some of college football’s most successful programs extensively, served in top leadership roles for basketball coverage across the Southeast and reported on NCAA business, policies and legislation. A native of Lake Mary, Florida, her career includes stops at AL.com/The Birmingham News and the Tallahassee Democrat. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and Delta State University.
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