Awww: Hot Mic Catches NCAA Player Crushing on Pretty Reporter Lady

The beauty of the NCAA tournament comes when a bunch of naive college students discover the media machine, and watching these three Wisconsin players navigate the media is like watching three children discover a shiny new toy.

Watch Nigel Hayes and his teammates discover what a hot mic is! Watch him realize that now the entire press pool knows he has a crush on a beautiful reporter! Watch him die of embarrassment!

Deadspin points out that this is the threesome who became obsessed with their assigned stenographer, tested her by deliberately saying “xylophone” and “antidisestablishmentarianism” during their press conferences, and marveled when she accurately typed all of their five-dollar words:

But seriously – have you ever seen the magical powers of a stenographer? pic.twitter.com/36exonv2CG

— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) March 21, 2015

Oh goodness, this is just wonderful. Please go on to the Elite Eight, because we really want to see what happens when you guys discover even more of the media.

Watch below via ACC Digital Network:

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