An all-time March moment was born on Saturday.
The Iowa/Illinois game is delayed because the horn won’t stop going off
Only in Marchpic.twitter.com/armhJqdVry
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 28, 2026
For 11 minutes, the horn at the Toyota Center stayed on with no way to turn off, leading to an incredible Kevin Harlan play-by-play on the broadcast.
Kevin Harlan: “Surely there’s a way to unplug this. Surely there’s a horn expert somewhere in this building… That’s right! Cover your ears! Hide your eyes! The horn will not shut off!” 🏀🎙️📢🔊 #MarchMadness #NCAATournament pic.twitter.com/XrFt8ZAK5Q
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 28, 2026
Illinois defeated Iowa 71-59 to return to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, but it’s the horn malfunction that will be cemented as a legendary March moment.
The horn operator at the Iowa-Illinois game: pic.twitter.com/V2h0NTTkTQ
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) March 28, 2026
“We’ve got a horn issue. And there’s nothing more painful than that.”
-Kevin Harlan
— No Context College Basketball (@ContextFreeCBB) March 28, 2026
The horn followed Chuck into the studio 🔊😂 https://t.co/FfyLYvC3uR pic.twitter.com/LdOFlZdoyd
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) March 28, 2026
They have a manual horn blower at the Illinois Iowa game
March Madness rocks pic.twitter.com/GSsMPWAWee
— Barstool Gambling (@stoolgambling) March 28, 2026
Only in March.
