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

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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).

DateTime (ET)Game/TalentNetwork
Fri, Dec 48:30 p.m.Louisiana at Appalachian State
Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis
ESPN
Sat, Dec 5NoonNo. 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 MarshallESPN+
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 AlabamaESPN3
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
Dan Gutowsky, Devin Gardner
ESPN+
3 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas StateESPN3
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 VirginiaESPN3
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 SouthernESPN+
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 6NoonWestern Kentucky at CharlotteESPN3

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ESPN’s ‘CGD’ To Air Live From Penn State Saturday

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ESPN’s flagship college football program will air live from the campus of Penn State Saturday.

The weekly college football program will broadcast live from Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. The broadcast will preview the week’s headline matchup between the No. 18 Penn State and No. 3 Ohio State.

Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast, which will air from 9 a.m. – noon ET. Kirk Herbstreit, David Pollack, Maria Taylor and Chris “The Bear” Fallica will join the broadcast for additional commentary. Lee Corso and Desmond Howard will join the program remotely from their homes due to COVID-19 restrictions.

OHIO STATE WEEK 1

Ohio State (1-0, 1-0) opened its season last weekend with a 52-17 win over Nebraska while Penn State (0-1, 0-1) was upset by Indiana in that matchup, 36-35.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was 20-21 in last weekend’s opener for Ohio State, throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns. At the same time, Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez shined, too, going 12-15 for 105 yards.

Ohio State racked up a total of 498 yards to Nebraska’s total of 377 yards. Penalties also impacted Nebraska. The Cornhuskers incurred eight penalties for a total of 90 lost yards while Ohio State totaled three penalties for 14 yards lost.

Ohio State also outperformed Nebraska on third and fourth down conversions. The Buckeyes went 8-13 on third down conversions and 2-2 on fourth down conversions.

On the other side of the ball, Nebraska was 4-10 on third down conversions, and had no fourth down conversions.

First downs went in favor of the Buckeyes, too, with Ohio State totaling 28 first downs to Nebraska’s 17. Approximately 13 of Ohio State’s first downs were from rushing, 12 from passing, and three from penalties against Nebraska.

Rushing yardage earned Nebraska 11 first downs while passing helped the Cornhuskers gain another six first downs. Penalties accounted for none of Nebraska’s first downs.

In regards to scoring, the Buckeyes held the Cornhuskers to one touchdown each in the first and second quarters, and only a field goal in the third. Ohio State’s defense kept Nebraska’s offense from reaching the end zone in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Ohio State’s offense relied on a field goal only once throughout the game, and scored touchdowns twice in three of four quarters.

Nebraska is scheduled to face #9 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday on Fox Sports 1.

PENN STATE WEEK 1

Despite totaling more overall yardage, passing yards, and rushing yards than Indiana, Penn State dropped its opener to the Hoosiers 36-35.

Penalties ultimately are what doomed ultimately doomed Penn State. The Nittany Lions racked up 10 penalties for a total of 100 yards lost. By comparison, Indiana incurred four penalties for a total of 36 yards.

Also hurting Penn State in the game was turnovers. Penn State had three turnovers, two of which came from interceptions. Indiana’s two total turnovers came from one interception and a fumble.

The Nittany Lions totaled 238 passing yards and 250 rushing yards for a total of 488 yards in their season opener. By comparison, the Hoosiers had 170 passing yards and 41 rushing yards for a total of 211 total yards in the game.

Penn State even outdid Indiana on first downs, third down conversions and fourth down conversions in last weekend’s game. Penn State totaled 27 first downs to Indiana’s 16, with the majority (13) coming through rushing yards and another 12 from passing yards. Two of the team’s first downs came as a result of penalties against the Hoosiers.

Indiana totaled 16 first downs in the game, the majority (9) of which came from rushing yards. Rushing yards garnered the team another five first downs and penalties against Penn State giving them two more.

Penn State was 9-17 on third down conversions while Indiana was 4-12 In regards to fourth down conversions, Penn State was 1-2 while Indiana was 0-1.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

While Penn State and Ohio State are scheduled as the headliners for this week’s college football broadcast schedule on the ESPN networks, it is just one of the weekend’s featured games. This week’s schedule opens at 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN as Georgia Southern hosts South Alabama.

Friday will feature a double header on ESPN and ESPN2. First up at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, Maryland will host Minnesota. Tulsa and East Carolina University will follow at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Saturday’s schedule opens at high noon with seven games spread across the ESPN networks. No. 1 Clemson will host Boston College on ABC. Memphis will be on the road against the now #7-ranked Bearcats on ESPN in a re-match of last year’s AAC title game opponents. West Virginia will host No. 16 Kansas State on ESPN2 while No. 20 Coastal Carolina is scheduled to visit Georgia State on ESPNU.

Kentucky will host No. 5 Georgia at noon on the SEC Network. The ACC Network will feature a face-off between Wake Forest and Syracuse. Over on ESPN+, Tulane will host Temple.

Houston and UCF will follow at 2 p.m. on EPSN+ while ESPN3 will feature either Rice at Southern Miss or Troy at Arkansas State, depending on the schedule and coverage area.

Later at 7:30 p.m. ET, No. 10 Florida will host Missouri on the SEC Alternate network.

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

DateTime (ET)Game/TalentNetwork
Thu, Oct 297:30 p.m.South Alabama at Georgia Southern
Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Lericia Harris
ESPN
Fri, Oct 307:30 p.m.Minnesota at Maryland
Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Quint Kessenich
ESPN
9 p.m.East Carolina at Tulsa
Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman
ESPN2
Sat, Oct 31NoonBoston College at No. 1 Clemson
Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
ABC
 Memphis at No. 7 Cincinnati
Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN
 No. 16 Kansas State at West Virginia
Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Jerry Punch
ESPN2
 No. 20 Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Mike Corey, Jay Walker
ESPNU
 No. 5 Georgia at Kentucky
Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
SEC Network
 Wake Forest at Syracuse
Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs
ACC Network
 Temple at Tulane
Lincoln Rose, Keith Moreland
ESPN+
2 p.m.UCF at Houston
David Saltzman, Stan Routt
ESPN+
3 p.m.Rice at Southern MississippiESPN3
 Troy at Arkansas StateESPN3
3:30 p.m.No. 4 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Marty Smith
ABC
 Northwestern at Iowa
Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
ESPN
 TCU at Baylor
Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Kris Budden
ESPN2
4 p.m.Appalachian State at Louisiana-Monroe
Bill Roth, Dustin Fox
ESPNU
 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
SEC Network
 Virginia Tech at Louisville
TV: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood
Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones
ACC Network/ESPN Radio
7 p.m.Mississippi State at No. 2 Alabama
Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
ESPN
 Charlotte at DukeESPN3
7:30 p.m.No. 3 Ohio State at No. 18 Penn State
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ABC
 Navy at No. 22 SMU
Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons
ESPN2
 Arkansas at No. 8 Texas A&M
Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Lauren Sisler
SEC Network
 Missouri at No. 10 Florida
Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis
SEC Network Alternate
8 p.m.Louisiana at Texas State
Mike Couzens, Rene Ingoglia
ESPNU
 No. 15 North Carolina at Virginia
Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
ACC Network
10:15 p.m.Western Kentucky at No. 11 BYU
Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony
ESPN

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NBA Eastern Conference Finals Tips Off Tuesday On ESPN

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Miami and Boston will vie for the NBA’s Eastern Conference Championship this year.

The Heat and Celtics will tip-off their championship series at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN.  Mike Breen will anchor Tuesday night’s broadcast.  Analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will provide additional commentary.  The trio will also have the call for the NBA Finals presented by YouTube on ABC.

NBA Countdown presented by Mountain Dew will precede Game One’s broadcast.  Maria Taylor will anchor the broadcast, which will come live from ESPN’s new rooftop, riverfront stadium in New York City.  Analysts Jalen Rose, Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams will provide additional commentary.  Williams’ appearance will be remote.

ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski will also provide commentary for the pre-game show.  His appearance will come live from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL, the home of the NBA playoffs.

Start time for Game One’s broadcast is subject to change depending on coverage of Game Seven in the Western Conference semi-final matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers.  The game is also scheduled to take place Tuesday.  The Nuggets forced the Game Seven showdown after defeating the Clippers 111-98 Sunday.

Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference Championship series will simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and online through the ESPN App.

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ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Season Premiere To Come Live From Wake Forest University

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ESPN’s College GameDay Built By the Home Depot will make its season debut Saturday in North Carolina.

The long-running weekly college football program will broadcast live from the campus of Wake Forest University.  The three-hour show starts at 9 a.m. ET and will air live from Truist Field at WFU.  It marks the first time that the show has ever broadcast from the university.

Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast.  Analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will provide additional commentary.  Additionally, Chris “The Bear” Fallica, Jen Lada, Pat McAfee, Tom Rinaldi, Maria Taylor, and Gene Wojciechowski will provide insight.

Coverage of Saturday’s game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The game is just one of the matchups on tap for next weekend’s college football schedule.  South Florida will represent the American Athletic Conference as it hosts The Citadel live on ESPN+.  Coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET.

App State is scheduled to host UNC-Charlotte at noon on ESPN2.  Louisiana is on the road against Iowa State live at noon on ESPN.  The ACC Network will feature UNC Chapel Hill hosting Syracuse.

Before any of these games take place, the ACC Network will feature the Miami Hurricanes hosting the UAB Blazers Sept. 10.  Coverage of that game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.

The latest college football coverage schedule from the ESPN family of networks is noted below.

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Thu, Sep 10 8 p.m. UAB at Miami ACC Network
Sat, Sep 12 Noon Louisiana at Iowa State ESPN
  Charlotte at Appalachian State ESPN2
  Syracuse at North Carolina ACC Network
  1 p.m. The Citadel at South Florida ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at Florida State ABC
  UTSA at Texas State ESPN2
  Campbell at Georgia Southern ESPNU
  4 p.m. Austin Peay at Pittsburgh ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Clemson at Wake Forest ABC
  Tulsa at Oklahoma State ESPN or ESPNU
  Tulane at South Alabama ESPN2
  8 p.m. UTEP at Texas Longhorn Network
  Western Kentucky at Louisville ACC Network
  Houston Baptist at Texas Tech Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Fri, Sep 18 7:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis ESPN
Sat, Sep 19 Noon Navy at Tulane ABC
  Austin Peay at Cincinnati ESPN
  Louisiana at Georgia State ESPN2
  Liberty at Western Kentucky ESPNU
  Syracuse at Pittsburgh ACC Network
  Boston College at Duke ESPN3
  3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at UTSA ESPN3
  3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Virginia at Virginia Tech ABC
  3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Miami at Louisville ABC
  3:30 p.m. UCF at Georgia Tech ESPN
  Charlotte at North Carolina ESPN3
  4 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern ESPN2
  Troy at Middle Tennessee ESPNU
  The Citadel at Clemson ACC Network
  7 p.m. Central Arkansas at Arkansas State ESPN+
  7:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi ESPN2
  Texas State at Louisiana-Monroe ESPNU
  8 p.m. Wake Forest at NC State ACC Network
  9 p.m. Abilene Christian at UTEP ESPN3
  TBD Campbell at Coastal Carolina ESPN3
Thu, Sep 24 7:30 p.m. UAB at South Alabama ESPN
Sat, Sep 26 Noon Florida at Ole Miss ESPN
  Kentucky at Auburn SEC Network
  4 p.m. Georgia at Arkansas SEC Network
  7 p.m. Alabama at Missouri ESPN
  7:30 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina SEC Network
  Vanderbilt at Texas A&M SEC Network Alternate
  10:15 p.m. Troy at BYU ESPN
Sat, Oct 3 Noon South Carolina at Florida ESPN
  Missouri at Tennessee SEC Network
  4 p.m. Ole Miss at Kentucky SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. Auburn at Georgia ESPN
  LSU at Vanderbilt SEC Network
  Arkansas at Mississippi State SEC Network Alternate
Wed, Oct 7 7:30 p.m. Louisiana at Appalachian State ESPN
Thu, Oct 8 7:30 p.m. Tulane at Houston ESPN
Fri, Oct 9 7 p.m. Louisville at Georgia Tech ESPN
  8 p.m. Campbell at Wake Forest ACC Network
Wed, Oct 14 7:30 p.m. Appalachian State at Georgia Southern ESPN
Thu, Oct 15 7:30 p.m. Georgia State at Arkansas State ESPN
Fri, Oct 16 7:30 p.m. SMU at Tulane ESPN2
Sat, Oct 17 Noon or 3:30/4 p.m. Auburn at South Carolina ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
  Noon or 3:30/4 p.m. Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
  Noon or 3:30/4 p.m. Texas A&M at Mississippi State ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
  Noon or 3:30/4 p.m. Ole Miss at Arkansas ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU or SEC Network
  3:30 p.m. LSU at Florida ESPN or ESPN2
  7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at Missouri SEC Network
Thu, Oct 22 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State at Appalachian State ESPN
Fri, Oct 23 7:30 p.m. Tulsa at South Florida ESPN
Thu, Oct 29 7:30 p.m. South Alabama at Georgia Southern ESPN
Sat, Oct 31 Noon Kentucky at Missouri SEC Network
  4 p.m. Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network
  7 p.m. Mississippi State at Alabama ESPN
  7:30 p.m. Arkansas at Texas A&M SEC Network
Thu, Nov 5 7:30 p.m. SMU at Temple ESPN
Fri, Nov 6 7:30 p.m. Miami at NC State ESPN
Sat, Nov 7 4 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi State SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Arkansas ESPN or SEC Network
  Texas A&M at South Carolina ESPN or SEC Network
Sat, Nov 14 TBD Memphis at Navy TBD
Fri, Nov 20 7:30 p.m. Syracuse at Louisville ESPN
Fri, Nov 27 TBD Iowa State at Texas TBD
  TBD Notre Dame at North Carolina TBD
  TBD UCF at South Florida TBD
  TBD Memphis at Tulane TBD
  TBD Louisville at Boston College TBD

As an added bonus for fans, the ESPN networks will carry coverage of championships in the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12, and Sun Belt Conference in December.

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ESPN Networks To Carry UT’s Celebration Of Pat Summit’s Life Live

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Officials with ESPN announced a special programming update today for two of its networks.  The programming is in relation to the upcoming memorial service to pay tribute to legendary basketball coach Pat Summit.

This Thursday the University of Tennessee will hold a memorial service to pay tribute to legendary basketball coach Pat Summit.  The service will be held July 14th at 7pm.  It will be carried live on ESPN2 and the SEC Network.  Coverage of the service will be hosted by ESPN’s Maria Taylor.  Live from Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  Ryan McGee, co-host of ESPN Radio’s Marty and McGee, will host ESPN Radio’s coverage of the service live from 7pm to 9pm.

Summit passed away two weeks ago after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.  She was originally diagnosed with the disease in 2011.  During her thirty-eight years at The University of Tennessee Summit won 1,098 games and brought the university eight national championships making her the most successful coach in major college basketball history.

More information on Thursday’s coverage of The University of Tennessee’s memorial service is available online along with all of the latest women’s college basketball headlines at:

 

 

 

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ESPN Previews Key Big 12 Showdown This Week On CGD

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ESPN is headed back to Texas this week for its flagship college football broadcast.

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will come live this Saturday from the campus of Baylor ahead of Saturday night’s matchup between the Sooners and the undefeated Bears on Saturday Night Football on ABC presented by Wells Fargo. Oklahoma has only one loss on the season so far thus making this one of the biggest of this weekend’s college football showdowns. The game will be live on ABC with kickoff scheduled for 8pm ET. College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will broadcast ahead of Saturday’s game from 9m ET until noon. Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the des k by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will also be on hand for additional commentary and reports. Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will have the call for Saturday night’s game. Reporter Heather Cox will be on hand for additional commentary and news.

Over on the radio side, Doug Kezirian will host ESPN Radio’s broadcast of College GameDay. He will be joined by Brad Edwards and Trevor Matich. Weekly contributors Maria Taylor, Joey Galloway, and Andrea Adelson will be on hand for additional commentary.

Friday on ESPN Samantha Ponder, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will be on hand for ESPN’s College Football Live. The broadcast will come from the CGD set Friday afternoon at 2pm ET. More information on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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NCAA Div. I Women’s Basketball Championship Brackets To Be Revealed On ESPN

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Women’s college basketball fans will find out which teams will make this year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Division I tournament next week.

ESPN will reveal the complete field for this year’s tournament next Monday, March 17th on the NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special Presented by Capital One.  The special presentation will air live on ESPN and online via WatchESPN.  Kevin Negandhi will anchor the broadcast.  He will be joined by veteran analysts Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo in studio for in-depth analysis of the team selections.  The trio will interview Baylor’s Kim Mulkey and Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw as part of the evening’s broadcast.

Also joining the discussion will be espnW.com writer Mechelle Voepel.  She will offer extra insight on ESPNU’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special Extended Coverage Presented by Capital One.  That special will air on ESPNU at 8pm ET.  ESPNU’s extended coverage special will feature an exclusive interview with Carolayne Henry, chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee among a number of interviews included in the broadcast.

ESPNU will follow up its special Monday night broadcast with a special two hour-long edition of College Basketball Live Tuesday, March 18th at 1pm ET.  College Basketball Live: NCAA Women’s Special will follow up Monday night’s bracket announcement with an in-depth analysis of the tournament.  It will also feature live interviews with some of the top names in women’s college basketball.  Beth Mowins and Cara Capuano will co-host the special extended edition of College Basketball Live.  They will be joined by analysts Debbie Antonelli, Maria Taylor and Brooke Weisbrod.

Both ESPN and ESPNU will offer much more for audiences in their respective broadcasts.  More information on each is available online at http://espn.go.com/womens-basketball/ and http://espn.go.com/espnw/.  Along with the extensive coverage offered by ESPN and espnW, cast members from ABC’s hit drama Nashville will add their own touch to the broadcast, too.  Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere will open ESPN’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special Presented by Capital One live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.  In addition to their opening segment, ESPN will feature Britton’s take on Jason Aldean’s hit song ‘The Only Way I Know’ throughout the selection special’s broadcast.  The song, which featured Luke Bryant and Eric Church, will also be used throughout ESPN’s NCAA Women’s Division I tournament coverage.  Nashville airs Wednesday nights at 10pm ET on ABC.

ESPN and the ESPN family of networks will have full coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship beginning March 22nd.  The networks’ full broadcast schedule is expected to be released soon.  More information on this year’s tournament and coverage is available online at http://espn.go.com/espnW, http://espn.go.com/womens-basketball, and http://www.facebook.com/espnW.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to https://philspicks.wordpress.com.