Ranked Teams Fall, Coaching Chaos & Dale Earnhardt 25 Years Later | Scott Hamilton Show

by | Feb 18, 2026 | Carolinas, The Scott Hamilton Show

It’s a weird midweek in college sports — the kind where ranked teams randomly faceplant, coaching hot seats start smoking, and the headlines get downright bizarre.

On this Wednesday episode of The Scott Hamilton Show, we break down the early-week chaos: multiple ranked teams losing to unranked opponents, the NCAA tournament picture getting shakier by the hour, and why the coaching carousel talk is getting louder in both the ACC and SEC.

We dig into:
🏀 Ranked teams taking bad losses (Nebraska, UNC, Wisconsin and more)
🏀 North Carolina injury fallout (missing its top two scorers)
🏀 Miami (OH) at 26-0: legit contender or schedule mirage?
🏀 Coaching hot seats in the ACC (Pitt, BC, Georgia Tech) and SEC (South Carolina)
🏀 The Kansas State firing drama and why it looks ugly
🏀 Mick Cronin’s meltdown: player ejection + postgame media blowup

Then we shift to a moment that still hits like a ton of bricks: the 25th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s death at Daytona. What happened, what changed in racing safety after, and why the sport — and the fans — have never been the same.

Drop your thoughts in the comments:
Is Miami (OH) a real threat come March?
And what should UCLA do about Mick Cronin’s behavior?

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