One of the final NCAA Tournament games on Sunday featured a South Region matchup between No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 3 Iowa State. A social media post from the New York Post indicates that there was some confusion on their part. Their X (formerly Twitter) post was a link to an article on how to watch the game, accompanied by two photos: Sean Padulla on the left and Payton Sandfort on the right. Padulla, a guard for the Rebels, and Sandfort, a forward for the Iowa Hawkeyes, were mistakenly paired together in the graphic.
How to watch No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Ole Miss for free in March Madness https://t.co/Q8SPkCef9H pic.twitter.com/aKAipWZkNS
— New York Post (@nypost) March 23, 2025
A note indicating “Readers added context” pointed out, “The image shows the Iowa Hawkeyes, not the Iowa State Cyclones who are playing in today’s game.” The responses to the post made it evident that a mistake was made.
Get your Yankees tickets now: https://t.co/dZJa35i8ky pic.twitter.com/nPnuBbj41t
— Chris Andringa (@cjandringa) March 23, 2025
now 3.3 million people know you’re an idiot https://t.co/esbLpBjsr7
— jayhawk lasso (@jaylassoku) March 23, 2025
Love Ole Miss’ chances against Iowa tonight https://t.co/HcOSOq7crF
— Michael Borkey (@MichaelBorkey) March 23, 2025
https://t.co/NsdeErpywb pic.twitter.com/GTEdqC5pkC
— College Sports Only 🏈 🏀 ⚾️ (@CollegeSportsO) March 24, 2025
Delete the account
— Cyclone_everyday (@EverydayCyclone) March 23, 2025
In response to the mix-up, Sandfort offered a humorous reply to the error.
https://t.co/eQMofjQuC5 pic.twitter.com/nsyrbW9Ijv
— Payton Sandfort (@payton_20_) March 23, 2025
