If March Madness follows the script, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes will suffer a heartbreaking loss before the Final Four — just like Zion Williamson and Duke in 2019. But unlike that year on the men’s side that gave us a lackluster national semifinal that featured the likes of Virginia, Texas Tech, Michigan State and Auburn, the women’s game is loaded with talent, storylines, hall-of-fame coaches and enough star power to overcome Middle America’s new favorite team getting upset.
If Clark can lead Iowa to a national championship in her final season in college basketball, Disney will have a movie made about her life before 2024 comes to an end. It would be one of the greatest runs we’ve seen in sports, given the number of awards she’s won, the records she’s set, the viewers she’s brought in, and potentially vanquishing last season’s loss in the national championship game.
But that’s if it happens. Because in March, anytime we have players or teams set up for a grand finale, they rarely happen. Just ask Coach K and 2022 Duke. Besides, Iowa needs to get Molly Davis’ knee healthy