Sweet 16 pregame links (and a lot of them)

Not a lot of free time right now from this guy, so we're dropping some hot links on ya to get you ready for what is setting up to be an awesome night in college basketball.

Xavier vs. Kansas State

• Salt Lake Tribune: K-State vs. Xavier a treat for defense lovers only

• The Sporting News: Q&A with Jacob Pullen

• And remember, these teams met way back in December

Butler vs. Syracuse

• The Daily Orange: With 2009 Sweet 16 exit in mind, SU staying focused on bigger goal

• The Post-Standard: Arinze Onuaku improving, but still out for today's game

• Indy Star: The (Barry) Collier way

Cornell vs. Kentucky

• The New York Times: New excitement for Cornell alumni over basketball

• The Quad: Cornell and Kentucky have something in common

• Lexington Herald-Leader: UK's Bledsoe, Orton taking serious look at NBA

Washington vs. West Virginia

• Dave Ryan: Darryl Bryant's injury cripples West Virginia backcourt

• Seattle Times: How Washington went from fractured to Frankenstein

• Fox Sports: Huskies peaking at the right time