Auburn's Johni Broome all but officially confirmed his status for Saturday's Final Four game against the Florida Gators while speaking to college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman before the Tigers' practice session on Thursday. "I’ll be ready to go for Saturday," Broome told Goodman.

Johni Broome says he doesn't expect the elbow he injured during Auburn's Elite Eight win over Michigan State to limit him in the Final Four. Auburn is preparing to face Florida on Saturday with a trip to the national championship game on the line.

It’s another matchup between Bruce Pearl and Todd Golden, two coaches who worked together on Auburn’s staff from 2014-2016. It was Golden’s first high-major assistant coaching job, and he was one of Pearl’s first assistants when he arrived at Auburn in 2014.

Auburn forward Johni Broome returned to practice with "no limitations" and is confident in his availability to play in the Final Four against the Florida Gators.

Less than 48 hours from tipoff in San Antonio, one of the major questions for Auburn is star forward Johni Broome’s health status. Broome was injured in the Tigers’ Elite 8 win Sunday over Michigan State in Atlanta.

The four teams participating in the Final Four this weekend in San Antonio are a perfect microcosm of the new era in college basketball. While a team such as Duke has built its roster with former blue-chip recruits such as Cooper Flagg,

The Blue Devils have the No. 1 player in the country in Cooper Flagg and two other projected NBA lottery picks.

Here's how each team can win Saturday's semifinals, plus their potential flaws and predictions for both games.