What the Houston Cougars are saying entering Monday's championship game with Florida

NCAA Basketball: Final Four National Semifinal-Houston at Duke — Apr 5, 2025; San Antonio, TX, USA; Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson talks with Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler (11) against the Duke Blue Devils in the semifinals of the men's Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

The big day is here. In Monday's NCAA Tournament championship game in San Antonio, Texas, two heavyweights will battle it out for 40 minutes to see who gets to cut down the nets. In one corner, you have the Florida Gators (35-4), a program looking for title No. 3. In the other, there's the Houston Cougars (35-4), who are searching for their first championship.