ESPN Carrying Three Games To Celebrate Opening Night Of NHL’s 2021-22 Season

Posted on October 12, 2021 by philspicks

The National Hockey League opens its 2021-22 season tonight and ESPN will be along for the ride.

The ESPN networks will carry three games to celebrate the season’s start. Two of the games will air as part of a double header on ESPN. Up first in the double header schedule is a matchup of the defending NHL Champion Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 p.m. ET. The expansion Seattle Kraken and the Las Vegas Golden Knights follow at 10:15 p.m.

The Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild are also scheduled to play tonight. That game’s start time is scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET. It will stream online through ESPN+

Sean McDonough will have the call for the Lightning-Penguins game. Analyst Ray Ferraro will join him for additional commentary while reporter Emily Kaplan will have all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

John Buccigross will anchor coverage of the Kraken-Golden Knights game. Brian Boucher will provide additional commentary while reporter A.J. Mlezcko will have the game’s latest news and interviews.

Over on ESPN+, Leah Hextall will anchor the streaming coverage of the Ducks and Wild. Boucher will join her in the analyst role while Linda Cohn will have all of that game’s latest news and interviews.

Arda Ocal, Ryan Callahan, and John Tortorella will provide mid-game discussion and analysis during intermissions.

More information on the ESPN networks’ NHL coverage is available along with all of the latest NHL headlines at https://www.espn.com/nhl.

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ESPN Returning To University Of Georgia Again For Key SEC Matchup Preview

Posted on October 11, 2021 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN will focus on a key SEC conference matchup on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot.

Saturday’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will air live from Athens, GA. The broadcast will showcase the showdown between undefeated SEC foes Georgia and Kentucky. The broadcast is in partner with SEC Nation Presented by Johnsonville.

Saturday’s broadcast is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET in the Myers Quad on the University of Georgia campus and to run through noon on ESPN. SEC Nation meanwhile, is scheduled to air from 10 a.m. – noon ET on SEC Network.

Saturday’s showcase of the Wildcats and Bulldogs (both of which are 6-0) will mark the second time in three weeks that ESPN has visited Athens for its weekly flagship college football program. It is the show’s seventh time overall that it has visited the university for a broadcast. The most recent broadcast took place earlier in the season ahead of the Bulldogs’ Top 10 matchup against Arkansas.

Rece Davis will anchor Saturday’s broadcast. Analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack (a former All-American from the University of Georgia) will also be on hand for additionally commentary. Joining them will be research producer and sports betting analyst Chris “The Bear” Fallica and reporters Jen Lada and Gene Wojciechowski.

Laura Rutledge will anchor SEC Network’s SEC Nation broadcast. Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow will join Rutledge for the broadcast.

Additionally, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee will be live from 9-10 a.m. Saturday on their weekly show, Marty & McGee Presented by Old Trapper, previewing Saturday’s key SEC matchup.

More information on Saturday’s broadcast is available along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

Website: https://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: https://twitter.com/espncfb

ESPN To Air Dale Earnhardt Documentary Sunday Ahead Of Daytona 500

Posted on February 9, 2021 by philspicks

ESPN will celebrate the life and legacy of a racing legend Sunday ahead of the Daytona 500.

The network will air its new E60 presentation Intimidator: The Lasting Legacy of Dale Earnhardt at noon ET. The program examines Earnhardt’s legacy, as the title suggests, including the impact that his death at the 2001 Daytona 500 had one safety innovations in NASCAR’s vehicles.

Reporter Ryan McGee — who cohosts Marty and McGeee with Marty Smith — will present the story. Over the course of the story, McGee interviewed figures, such as Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, and Steve Phelps among others for the presentation. Excerpts from the program will air on ESPN throughout the week on SportsCenter.

Additionally, McGree will make a special appearance on the ESPN Daily Podcast Friday. The special presentation will air subsequently on ESPN’s networks multiple times after its initial airing, for those who might not be able to catch the documentary Sunday.

Intimidator: The Lasting Legacy was co-produced by Scott Cikowski, Jason Kostura, and John Minton.

More information on ESPN’s NASCAR coverage is available along with all of the latest sports headlines at:

Website: https://espn.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESPN

Twitter: https://twitter.com/espn

ESPN’s ‘CGD’ Broadcast To Come Live From Coastal Carolina Saturday

Posted on December 4, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot air live from South Carolina this weekend.

The network’s flagship college football program will air live from the campus of No. 18 Coastal Carolina University Saturday. It marks the first time that the program will have ever run from the university. It is ahead of the Chanticleers’ matchup with No. 13 BYU.

Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Maria Taylor and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will join Davis for the broadcast. Lee Corso will join the broadcast remotely from his home while Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, and Gene Wojciechowski will also contribute.

The matchup between BYU and Coastal Carolina is just one of the games set for Saturday’s day-long college football schedule. No. 4 Ohio State will visit Michigan State, with coverage starting at noon on ABC. Over on ESPN, No. 5 Texas A&M will visit Auburn.

No. 17 UNC will host the Western Carolina Catamounts at noon on the ACC Network. ESPN2 will broadcast the matchup of No. 15 Oklahoma State and TCU, also at noon. that game will simulcast on ESPN Radio.

No. 12 Indiana will visit No. 16 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN as the day continues. Virginia Tech will host No. 3 Clemson in the day’s headliner on ABC.

The full schedule for this weekend’s college football matchups is noted below.

Updated at noon ET on Thursday, Dec. 3. All rankings are CFP Rankings (Dec. 1).

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Talent	Network
Fri, Dec 4	8:30 p.m.	Louisiana at Appalachian State Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis	ESPN
Sat, Dec 5	Noon	No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Quint Kessenich	ABC
		No. 5 Texas A&M at Auburn Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Allison Williams	ESPN
		No. 15 Oklahoma State at TCU TV: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock	ESPN2/ESPN Radio
		Western Carolina at No. 17 North Carolina Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Lericia Harris	ACC Network
		Arkansas at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport	SEC Network
		Toledo at Northern Illinois Shawn Kenney, Bob Chmiel	ESPN3
		Memphis at Tulane David Saltzman, Keith Moreland	ESPN+
		Rice at No. 21 Marshall	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Ball State at Central Michigan Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman	ESPNU
		Bowling Green at Akron Michael Reghi, Jerod Cherry	ESPN3
		Troy at South Alabama	ESPN3
		Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Devin Gardner	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Indiana at No. 16 Wisconsin Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe	ABC
		West Virginia at No. 9 Iowa State Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra	ESPN
		No. 24 Tulsa at Navy Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Alex Chappell	ESPN2
		Boston College at Virginia	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Georgia Tech at NC State Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood	ACC Network
		Vanderbilt at No. 8 Georgia Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler	SEC Network
	5:30 p.m.	No. 13 BYU at No. 18 Coastal Carolina Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Ryan McGee	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	No. 23 Oregon at California Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson at Virginia Tech Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor	ABC
		South Carolina at Kentucky Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	SEC Network
		No. 1 Alabama at LSU Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	ESPN Radio
	8 p.m.	No. 10 Miami at Duke Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George	ACC Network
	9 p.m.	Houston at SMU John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia	ESPNU
	10:30 p.m.	Oregon State at Utah Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN
Sun, Dec 6	Noon	Western Kentucky at Charlotte	ESPN3

Note: Not all digital games are exclusive

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online along with all of the latest college football news at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

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ESPN Networks’ Thanksgiving Weekend CFB Schedule Announced

Posted on November 25, 2020 by philspicks

ESPN is giving football fans plenty of ways to pass the time safely at home this Thanksgiving weekend.

Approximately 16 of college football’s Top 25 ranked teams are scheduled to face off this weekend in an extensive broadcast schedule across the ESPN networks. This weekend’s schedule is set to launch at noon Friday on ABC, with No. 20 Texas hosting No. 15 Iowa State.

Over on ESPN3, Liberty, which has surprised many fans and other teams this season, will host UMass, also at noon.

Following the conclusion of the Iowa State – Texas game, No. 25 North Carolina will host No. 2 Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. South Florida will host in-state rival UCF in an American Athletic Conference matchup, also at 3:30 p.m., on ESPN.

No. 9 Oregon will visit in-state rival Oregon State at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN to round out the day’s college football broadcast schedule.

The action continues at noon Saturday with 10 games set to take place across the ESPN networks. Michigan will host winless Penn State on ABC, while No. 6 Florida will play host to Kentucky on ESPN2. No. 12 Indiana will host Maryland at noon on ESPN2.

The ACC Network will feature a conference matchup between N.C. State and Syracuse. Meanwhile on the SEC Network, Missouri will host Vanderbilt.

ESPN3 will offer two options at noon: Georgia Southern at Georgia State, and Ball State at Toleo.

East Carolina, which won its second game of the season last week, will host Southern Methodist University (SMU) as one of three games featured at noon Saturday on ESPN+. The other two games slated to stream in the noon time slot on ESPN+ are: Bowling Green at Ohio, and Northern Illinois At Western Michigan.

The gridiron action will continue well past noon into the evening, with the #7 ranked University of Cincinnati on the road against Temple at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. #4 Clemson is scheduled to host Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

No. 14 Oklahoma and West Virginia will headline the weekend’s schedule on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One. Coverage is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.

This weekend’s full college football broadcast schedule is noted below.

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Talent	Network
Fri, Nov 27	Noon	No. 15 Iowa State at No. 20 Texas Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Kris Budden	ABC
		UMass at Liberty	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 25 North Carolina Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Katie George	ABC
		UCF at South Florida Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer	ESPN
	7 p.m.	No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith	ESPN
Sat, Nov 28	Noon	Penn State at Michigan Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Paul Carcaterra	ABC
		Kentucky at No. 6 Florida Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich	ESPN
		Maryland at No. 12 Indiana Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Jerry Punch	ESPN2
		NC State at Syracuse Wes Durham, Roddy Jones	ACC Network
		Vanderbilt at Missouri Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Taylor Davis	SEC Network
		Georgia Southern at Georgia State	ESPN3
		Ball State at Toledo Michael Reghi, Devin Gardner	ESPN3
		SMU at East Carolina Lincoln Rose, LaDarrin McLane	ESPN+
		Bowling Green at Ohio David Wilson, Ryan Cavanaugh	ESPN+
		Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Miami (Ohio) at Akron Anthony Lima, Jerod Cherry	ESPN3
		UTEP at Rice	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	South Alabama at Arkansas State	ESPN3
		No. 23 Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe	ESPN3
		No. 16 Coastal Carolina at Texas State	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Colorado at No. 19 USC Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Allison Williams	ABC
		Pittsburgh at No. 4 Clemson Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath	ESPN
		No. 11 Northwestern at Michigan State Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Taylor McGregor	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	No. 7 Cincinnati at Temple John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia	ESPNU
		Louisville at Boston College Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood	ACC Network
		Mississippi State at Ole Miss Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	LSU at No. 5 Texas A&M Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden	ESPN
		Kansas State at Baylor Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Ian Fitzsimmons	ESPN2
		Duke at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 Oklahoma at West Virginia Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe	ABC
		No. 13 Georgia at South Carolina TV: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones	SEC Network/ESPN Radio
	8 p.m.	Troy at Appalachian State Bill Roth, Dustin Fox	ESPNU
		Virginia at Florida State Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George	ACC Network
	10:30 p.m.	TBD at Washington Beth Mowins, Kurt Morrison, Stormy Buonantony	ESPN

Note: Not all digital games are exclusive

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online along with all of the latest college football news at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

ESPN Announces CFB Conference Championship Broadcast Schedule

Posted on November 24, 2020 by philspicks

ESPN will broadcast five college football conference championships this season.

Network officials announced the broadcast schedule for the conference championships Tuesday. Opening this year’s coverage is the MAC Championship. The conference title game is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 18 on ESPN. The game is scheduled to take place at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

The other four title games are scheduled to take place the following day, Dec. 19. Opening the day-long schedule is the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship. Coverage is scheduled to start at noon on ABC. It will simulcast on ESPN Radio.

The start time for the day’s next game — the Sun Belt Championship — is under consideration. Conference officials are determining whether to play the game at noon or 3:30 p.m. ET. Additionally, the game site is under consideration along with network (ESPN/ESPN2).

The ACC Championship continues the day’s action at 4 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN Radio. Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC is the scheduled site for the game.

The American Athletic Conference Championship rounds out the weekend’s Championship coverage for the 2020-21 college football season. Coverage is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The game site is under consideration.

The full weekend schedule for the conference championship coverage is noted below.

College Football Conference Championship Games on ESPN and ABC:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Commentators	Network
Fri, Dec 18	7:30 p.m.	MAC Championship Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.	ESPN
Sat, Dec 19	Noon	Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas	ABC ESPN Radio
	Noon or 3:30 p.m.	Sun Belt Championship campus site TBD	ESPN or ESPN2
	4 p.m.	ACC Championship Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.	ABC ESPN Radio
	8 p.m.	American Athletic Championship campus site TBD	ABC

* The Pac 12 Championship on Dec. 18 will also be available on ESPN Radio

In other college football news, ESPN officials have released a statement in regards to the game site for the upcoming New Mexico Bowl. It notes that COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico have forced the game’s site to move out of state.

“Due to current state guidelines in New Mexico regarding intercollegiate athletics and travel, the 2020 New Mexico Bowl will be staged in Frisco, Texas, at Toyota Stadium, on Thursday, Dec. 24, at 3:30 p.m. ET,” the statement reads.

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online along with all of the latest college football news at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

ESPN Announces Early Broadcast Schedule For 2020-21 College Basketball Season

Posted on November 24, 2020 by philspicks

College basketball is back!

The ESPN networks will kick off the 2020-2021 college basketball season at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The season opens with Illinois on the road against No. 23 Ohio State on ESPN and Kansas State hosting Drake on ESPNU. Memphis and St. Mary’s will face off in the Quarterfinal #2 of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic on ESPN2.

Play continues at 4 p.m. ET as Louisville hosts Evansville on the ACC Network. Quarterfinal #1, featuring a matchup of Northern Iowa and Western Kentucky follows at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. No. 10 Kentucky will host Morehead State at 6 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.

Over on ESPN+, Northwestern State will visit No. 14 Texas Tech. That game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. An hour later at 8 p.m. ET No. 19 Texas will host UT Rio Grande Valley on The Longhorn Network.

The opening day of ESPN’s college basketball opening day winds down at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Quarterfinal #4 of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic, featuring a matchup of VCU and Utah State, finishes the day.

The full broadcast schedule for the ESPN networks’ first two weeks of the 2020-2021 college basketball season is noted below.

ESPN Networks Television Schedule (subject to change)
Please note: Due to the ongoing changes related to the college basketball season, ESPN will unveil TV and digital schedules on a week-to-week basis. Schedule changes will be reflected here, as well as @ESPNPR.

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup/Commentators	Network
*Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU)*
Wed, Nov 25	2 p.m.	Illinois State at No. 23 Ohio State Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander	ESPN
		Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #2 Memphis vs. St. Mary’s Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPN2
		Drake at Kansas State Chuckie Kempf, Tim Welsh	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Oklahoma State at UT Arlington Mark Neely, Fran Fraschilla	ESPN
		Bowling Green at No. 25 Michigan Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel	ESPN2
		Evansville at Louisville Mike Couzens, David Padgett	ACCN
	4:30 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #1 Northern Iowa vs. Western Kentucky Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	College of Charleston at No. 16 North Carolina Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby	ACCN
		Morehead State vs. No. 10 Kentucky Paul Sunderland, Jimmy Dykes	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	2K Empire Classic Semifinal #1 No. 18 Arizona State vs. Rhode Island Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas	ESPN
		Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #3 South Dakota State vs. No. 15 West Virginia Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN2
		Northwestern State at No. 14 Texas Tech	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Jacksonville State at Alabama Richard Cross, Mark Wise	SEC Network
		UT Rio Grande Valley at No. 19 Texas Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks	Longhorn Network
		Charleston Southern vs. NC State	ACCN
		Houston Baptist at TCU	ESPN+
	9:30 p.m.	2K Empire Classic Semifinal #2 No. 3 Villanova vs. Boston College Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas	ESPN
		Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #4 VCU vs. Utah State Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN2
Thu, Nov. 26	Noon	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Semifinal #1 Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPN
	2:30 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Semifinal #2 Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPN
	5 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Consolation Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN or ESPN2
	7 p.m.	2K Empire Classic Third Place Game Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Consolation Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	2K Empire Classic Championship Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas	ESPN
Fri, Nov. 27	11:30 a.m.	HomeLight Classic	ESPN
	1:30 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Championship Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPN
		Sam Houston State vs. No. 14 Texas Tech Mark Neely, TBD	ESPNU
	3 p.m.	Bryant at Syracuse Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby	ACCN
	4 p.m.	Seton Hall at Louisville Mike Couzens, Fran Fraschilla	ESPN2
		Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Seventh Place Game Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Fifth Place Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Valparaiso at Vanderbilt	SEC Network
		Longwood at Wake Forest	ACCN
	8:30 p.m.	Colorado at Kansas State Chuckie Kempf, Tim Welsh	ESPNU
	9 p.m.	Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Third Place Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola	ESPN2
Sat, Nov. 28	4 p.m.	Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Semifinal #1 South Carolina vs. Liberty Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams	ESPNEWS
	5:30 p.m.	Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Rhode Island vs. South Florida Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin	ESPN3
	7:30 p.m.	Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Semifinal #2 Tulsa vs. TCU Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams	ESPN3
		Texas Southern vs. Oklahoma State	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Virginia Tech vs. Temple Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin	ESPNEWS
Sun, Nov. 29	1 p.m.	Richmond vs. No. 10 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Jimmy Dykes	ESPN
		Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Iowa State	ESPN+
		Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Third Place Game Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Championship Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams	ESPN2
	5:30 p.m.	No. 17 Houston vs. No. 14 Texas Tech Mark Neely, Fran Fraschilla	ESPN2
		Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Jon Sciambi, Jon Crispin	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	North Florida at Miami Dave O’Brien, Jordan Cornette	ACCN
	8 p.m.	Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic South Florida vs. Virginia Tech Jon Sciambi, Jon Crispin	ESPN2
Mon, Nov. 30	Noon	Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #1 No. 19 Texas vs. Davidson	ESPN2
	2:30 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #2 Indiana vs. Providence	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Bubbleville St. John’s vs. Boston College	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #3 No. 16 North Carolina vs. UNLV	ESPN2
		William & Mary at NC State	ACCN
	8 p.m.	UM Kansas City vs. Kansas State	ESPNU
		Texas State at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	9:30 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #4 Stanford vs. Alabama	ESPN2
Tue, Dec. 1	1:30 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Semifinal #1	ESPN
	2:30 p.m.	Roman Legends Classic Semifinal #1 USC vs. BYU	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Semifinal #2	ESPN
		Saint Francis at No. 4 Virginia	ACCN
	5 p.m.	Roman Legends Classic Semifinal #2 UConn vs. Vanderbilt	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Western Kentucky at Louisville	ACCN
	7 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Consolation Game	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	State Farm Champions Classic No. 13 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Duke	ESPN
	9:30 p.m.	State Farm Champions Classic No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 10 Kentucky	ESPN
		Camping World Maui Invitational Consolation Game	ESPN2
Wed, Dec. 2	1:30 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Third Place Game	ESPN
	4 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Championship	ESPN
		Troy at Wake Forest	ACCN
	5 p.m.	Florida vs. Oklahoma	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	South Carolina State at Clemson	ACCN
	7 p.m.	Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona No. 12 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Gonzaga	ESPN
		Camping World Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game	ESPN2
		Tarleton State at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	North Florida at No. 21 Florida State	ACCN
	9 p.m.	UT Arlington at Arkansas	SEC Network
	9:30 p.m.	Camping World Maui Invitational Seventh Place Game	ESPN2
	10 p.m.	Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 2 Baylor	ESPN
	7 p.m.	South Dakota State vs. Iowa State	ESPN+
		Youngstown State vs. No. 15 West Virginia	ESPN+
Thu, Dec. 3	7 p.m.	Roman Legends Classic Championship	ESPN
	9 p.m.	St. John‘s vs. No. 14 Texas Tech	ESPN
	9:30 p.m.	Roman Legends Classic Third Place Game	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	VMI vs. Virginia Tech	ACCN
		Northwestern State vs. TCU	ESPN+
Fri, Dec. 4	2 p.m.	UNCG at Louisville	ACCN
	4 p.m.	Rhode Island at Boston College	ACCN
	6 p.m.	Kent State at No. 4 Virginia	ACCN
	7 p.m.	Jacksonville at Georgia	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	No. 12 Tennessee at Notre Dame	ACCN
	9 p.m.	South Alabama at Auburn	SEC Network
Sat, Dec. 5	Noon	Bubbleville NC State vs. UConn	ESPNU
	TBD	Oakland vs. Oklahoma State	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	UNLV vs. Kansas State	ESPN+
Sun, Dec. 6	Noon	Elon at No. 9 Duke	ACCN
	1 p.m.	No. 3 Villanova at No. 19 Texas	ESPN
	2 p.m.	Missouri at Wichita State	ESPN2
		Grambling State at No. 14 Texas Tech	ESPNU
		Stetson at Florida	SEC Network
	3 p.m.	Xavier at Cincinnati	ESPN
	4 p.m.	Oklahoma at TCU	ESPN2
		UTRGV at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	5 p.m.	Hoopsgiving No. 10 Kentucky at Georgia Tech	ESPN
	6 p.m.	DePaul at Iowa State	ESPNU
		Louisiana Tech at LSU	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Oklahoma at TCU	ESPN+

ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by Continental Tire

Date	Time	Matchup	Network
Tue, Dec. 8	5 p.m.	Purdue at Miami	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Boston College at Minnesota	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina at Iowa	ESPN
		Ohio State at Notre Dame	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Penn State at Virginia Tech	ESPNU
	9:30 p.m.	Illinois at Duke	ESPN
		Syracuse at Rutgers	ESPN2
Wed, Dec. 9	5 p.m.	Maryland at Clemson	ESPN2
	7:15 p.m.	Louisville at Wisconsin	ESPN
		NC State at Michigan	ESPN2
		Georgia Tech at Nebraska	ESPNU
	9:15 p.m.	Michigan State at Virginia	ESPN
		Indiana at Florida State	ESPN2
		Pittsburgh at Northwestern	ESPNU

More information on the ESPN networks’ men’s college basketball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest men’s college basketball headlines at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNCBB

ESPN Awards Ceremony To Cap Off 2020-21 College Football Season

Posted on November 24, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN will honor the cream of this year’s college football crop in January.

The Home Depot College Football Awards is scheduled to broadcast at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 7 on ESPN. The 90-minute broadcast will honor the accomplishments of some of the game’s top student-athletes.

Chris Fowler will anchor the broadcast. Reporter Holly Rowe will provide additional stories and commentary for the program.

Pete Derzis, ESPN Senior Vice President of College Sports Programming and Events said in a prepared statement, the upcoming broadcast will not feature a live audience, but stressed that will not lessen the program’s content.

“The Home Depot College Football Awards will continue to be what they have always been, and that is a celebration of elite performances in college football,” said Derzis. “While the award show will look different this year due to COVID-19, the spirit of the show remains the same. We look forward to honoring the stellar performances produced by these student-athletes this season.”

National College Football Awards Association President Mark Wolpert added to Derzis’ statements with his own comments.

“With all of the challenges faced in the 2020 season, we are looking forward to the opportunity to celebrate the game, its players, coaches and the amazing performances that have taken place,” said Wolpert. “This season’s award show will truly be a recognition of not only the top players, but more importantly the incredible efforts involved in making this season possible.”

Sixteen awards will go to players during the ceremony. The finalists for each award will be announced Dec. 22. The award categories are listed below.

Chuck Bednarik Award
College Defensive Player of the Year

Biletnikoff Award
Outstanding Receiver

Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award
Nation’s Outstanding Placekicker

Ray Guy Award
College Punter of the Year

Maxwell Award
College Player of the Year

Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award
Nation’s Best Quarterback

Outland Trophy
Nation’s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman

Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
Nation’s Best Defensive Back

Doak Walker Award
Nation’s Premier Running Back

The Home Depot Coach of the Year

William V. Campbell Trophy Presented By Mazda
Scholar-Athlete

Disney Spirit Award
Most Inspirational Player or Team

Walter Camp All-America Team

The show will also recognize recipients of the following awards:

John Mackey Award
Outstanding Tight End

Rimington Trophy
Outstanding Center

Wuerffel Trophy
Community Service

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online along with all of the latest college football news at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

First 2020 College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed Tonight On ESPN

Posted on November 24, 2020 by philspicks

College football fans and teams alike will get their first view of the post season tonight.

ESPN will broadcast the College Football Playoff Top 25 Ranking Show Presented by Allstate at 7 p.m .ET. Rece Davis will anchor the program. Analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack will join Davis for the broadcast.

The first rankings presentation ahead of the post season, it will feature an interview with College Football Playoffs Selection Committee Chairman Gary Barta. The broadcast will also feature the unveiling of the first playoffs ranking from the selection committee in real time.

As an added viewing option, Rankings Reaction, sponsored by Cheez-It will air online through Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and the ESPN App. Mike Golic Jr., Jason Fitz, and Christine Williamson will host the program live from Studio E in Bristol, CT. The program will air throughout the remainder of the regular season and the post season right up until selection day, Dec. 30.

More information on the ESPN networks’ college football coverage is available online along with all of the latest college football news at:

Website: http://www.espn.com/college-football

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CFBonESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espncfb

ESPN, SoCon Ink New Broadcast Deal

Posted on November 10, 2020 by philspicks

ESPN and the Southern Conference have reached a new broadcast deal.

The announcement was made Tuesday. The new six-year deal runs through the 2025-26 season and will give the conference more visibility across the ESPN networks. Among the most notable of the coverage increases is an increase in the conference’s basketball games, including its semifinals and championship.

SoCon Commissioner Jim Schaus spoke positively about the new deal in a prepared statement.

“We are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with ESPN,” said Schaus. “This agreement represents the most national television exposure with ESPN in conference history, which is critical as we continue to grow our successful brand into our second century of excellence. The Southern Conference is truly on the rise and this new agreement will further propel the league to even greater heights in the future. Special thanks goes to ESPN’s Dan Margulis and our media consultant CSMG in artfully guiding this process.”

Dan Margulis, ESPN senior director, programming and acquisitions, echoed Schaus’ sentiments in his own statement.

“We are thrilled to extend our relationship with the Southern Conference through this new long-term agreement, especially on the verge of the league’s 100-year celebration in 2021. We look forward to showcasing even more SoCon events across our ESPN networks and digital platforms over the next six years,” he said.

The Southern Conference and ESPN have maintained a working relationship for almost 20 years.

More information on ESPN’s new deal with the Southern Conference is available along with all of the latest sports headlines at:

Website: http://espn.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPN

Twitter: http://twitter.com/espn

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