Tywhon Pickford breaks down UNI’s season-ending loss. Dargan Southard/The Register
CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — March Madness can be a cruel time for college basketball coaches left out of the NCAA Tournament. As the sport engulfs fans across the country, those in the coaching profession don’t want to watch from the office or the couch. They’d rather be on the sidelines, personally entrenched in the chaos.
Ben Jacobson didn’t catch much of the tournament two years ago. After back-to-back Big Dance appearances in 2015 and 2016, the Northern Iowa coach couldn’t make it three in a row and kept the TV mostly off.