Duke-UNC Round 2 Finishes Off ESPN’s 2016 Season Of College GameDay

Posted on March 2, 2016 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN wraps up its 2016 season of College GameDay Covered by State Farm this weekend. And the season finale will come from the site of one of the week’s most anticipated college basketball matchups.

ESPN ends another season of College GameDay Covered by State Farm this weekend. This weekend’s season-ending edition of its flagship college basketball program will come live from Cameron Indoor Stadium on the campus of Duke University. The broadcast, scheduled for an 11am ET air time, will preview the season’s second “Battle of the Blues.” That is the season’s second showdown between Duke and UNC. In the teams’ first meeting this season Duke came from behind late in the game to beat UNC by a single point 74 – 73. Rece Davis will anchor Saturday’s broadcast of College GameDay Covered by State Farm. He will be joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Williams. This weekend’s edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm will be the sixth time that GameDay will have ended its season at Duke. And for the 11^th time overall UNC will be the road team. It will make the third time this season overall that UNC will make a visitor appearance from the site of a GameDay broadcast. The team’s previous two appearances were February 6^th at Notre Dame and February 20^th at Virginia. It is also the eighth time overall that GameDay has come from the site of a Duke-UNC rivalry game.

This week’s edition of Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV is scheduled for a 6:30pm start time on ESPN. Dan Shulman will have the call for Saturday’s showdown. He will be joined by Jay Bilas for additional commentary. Reporter Shannon Spake will be courtside for all of the game’s latest headlines, interviews and news.

More information on this weekend’s second “Battle of the Blues” is available online now along with all of the latest college basketball headlines at:

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

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

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 in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Cavs-Heels Matchup The Focus Of This Week’s College GameDay Broadcast

Posted on February 22, 2016 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm is coming back to Virginia this weekend.

College GameDay Covered by State Farm will broadcast live from the campus of No. 7 Virginia this Saturday, February 27th. The network’s flagship college basketball program will air live from the home of the Cavaliers ahead of the team’s matchup with No. No. 5 UNC Saturday night. The game is ESPN’s spotlight game this week on Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV. It will air live on ESPN at 6:30pm ET. Saturday morning’s edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm will air live at 11am ET. There will also be an evening edition of the broadcast leading up to Saturday night’s game.

Rece Davis anchors College GameDay Covered by State Farm. He is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Williams. Bilas will join Dan Shulman for the game’s coverage. Reporter Shannon Spake will also be on hand for additional commentary and news throughout the game.

Saturday’s matchup between the Cavs and Tarheels marks the tenth time overall that UNC has been the road team at the site of a GameDay broadcast. That is a record for the team. It also marks the second time this season that UNC has been the road team at a GameDay site.

Along with the details for Saturday’s broadcasts, the times for ESPN’s netflex games have been announced. They are as follows: Texas Tech at No. 2 Kansas (ESPN, Noon); Rhode Island at No. 15 Dayton (ESPN2, Noon); No. 12 Arizona at Utah (ESPN, 2 p.m.); Illinois State at Wichita State (ESPN2, 2 p.m.); No. 6 Maryland at No. 17 Purdue (ESPN, 4 p.m.); No. 19 Notre Dame at Florida State (ESPN2, 4 p.m.); Kansas State at No. 13 Iowa State (ESPN2, 6 p.m.); Florida at LSU (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.); Gonzaga at BYU (ESPN2, 8 p.m.); Fresno State at New Mexico (ESPN2, 10 p.m.) and UC Irvine at UC Davis (ESPN2, Midnight).

Each week, the site for College GameDay Covered by State Farm will be announced one week ahead of the given games. This ensures visits to the sites of top college basketball storylines and games that appear on the ESPN networks. More information on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm is available online now along with all of the latest college basketball headlines at:

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

http://espn.go.com/womens-basketball

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

ESPN Announces Broadcast Site For CGD Season Premiere

Posted on January 7, 2016 by philspicks

Ames, IA – January 17, 2015 – Iowa State University: Rece Davis, Jay Willimas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas on the set of College GameDay Covered by State Farm
(Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm makes its annual return this month.

The worldwide leader in sports’ flagship college basketball program returns Saturday, January 23^rd. Opening weekend will feature a matchup of two Big Ten opponents, #5 Michigan State and #3 Maryland. The morning broadcast tips off at 11am ET on ESPN. Later in the evening, Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV will air ahead of the night’s game. Rece Davis will anchor Saturday morning’s broadcast of College GameDay Covered by State Farm. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman will have the call for the evening’s game between the Spartans and Terps. He will be joined in the booth by Jay Bilas. Reporter Shannon Spake will also be on hand for additional commentary and news throughout the game.

ESPN’s January 23^rd edition of College GameDay Covered by State Farm marks the fourth time that the program has aired live from East Lansing. For the Spartans, the upcoming edition of CGD marks the eighth time that the team has made an appearance on the annual college basketball broadcast. And for the Terrapins, the game marks the second time that the team has appeared at the site of a CGD broadcast.

Tipoff time for the Spartans/Terrapins matchup will be announced soon. CGD’s broadcast site will be announced one week in advance of its broadcast throughout the course of the program’s annual seven-week run. More information on ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm is available online now along with all of the latest college basketball headlines at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/ncb

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

ESPN Sets Up Big 10 Championship In This Weekend’s CGD Broadcast

Posted on December 3, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

This weekend is going to be a very busy one in the world of college football. That is because this weekend is championship weekend for college football. And ESPN’s College GameDay will be live this Saturday morning ahead of just one of those championships.

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be live Saturday morning in Indianapolis ahead of the Big 10 Championship game between Michigan State and Iowa. This weekend’s broadcast, which will come live from Pan Am Plaza, will be the second time that the Emmy® Award-winning program will have broadcast there. Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, and Gene Wojciechowski will also be on hand for additional commentary. Saturday’s broadcast begins at 9am ET on ESPN and runs until noon.

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

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

ESPN’s CGD To Broadcast Live From Ohio State This Weekend

Posted on November 17, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN is headed to the Buckeye State this weekend.

This weekend, ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will come live from the campus of Ohio State University. It marks the first time since 2010 that the Emmy Award-winning college football broadcast will come live the the campus of The Ohio State University. Saturday’s broadcast will come live from The Oval in front of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library beginning at 9am ET and will run until noon eastern. The broadcast is in anticipation of Saturday night’s showdown between the #2 Buckeyes and #9 Michigan State Spartans. That game will be the feature match on Saturday Night Football on ABC presented by Wells Fargo. Kickoff for that game is scheduled for 3:30pm ET.

Rece Davis will anchor Saturday morning’s broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will be on hand for additional commentary an reports. Herbstreit will have the call Saturday night on ABC. He will be joined in the booth by Chris Fowler. Reporter Heather Cox will also be on hand for additional commentary and reports.

Friday afternoon, Samantha Ponder, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will be on site for ESPN’s weekly broadcast of College Football Live. That broadcast will begin at 2pm ET. Over on ESPN Radio, Doug Kezirian will anchor ESPN Radio’s broadcast of College GameDay. He will be joined by Brad Edwards and Trevor Matich for the broadcast. Maria Taylor, Joey Galloway, and Andrea Adelson will be on hand for additional commentary. Broadcast begins at 3:30pm ET on ESPN Radio affiliates nationwide. More information on this weekend’s edition of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

Viewers Will Be “Seeing Red” This Weekend On ESPN’s CGD Broadcast

Posted on November 4, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The first rankings for this year’s college football playoffs were released last night. Among the top teams in the year’s first listing, each of the Power Five conferences was well represented. And thanks to the rankings, there is sure to be even more chants of “Roll Tide” on the campus of Alabama this weekend when ESPN rolls into town.

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will broadcast live from the campus of the currently 4^th ranked Crimson Tide this Saturday morning. The Emmy Award ®-winning college football program will come live from the Walk Of Champions outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of Alabama’s matchup Saturday night against the Tigers of LSU. It marks the second time this season that the program has aired live from Alabama’s campus and the eighth time overall that Gameday has aired live ahead of an Alabama-LSU matchup. Rece Davis will anchor Saturday morning’s broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by ESPN college football 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. Herbstreit will be on the call for the game. He will be joined by Chris Fowler and Heather Cox.

Along with its previous statistics, this weekend’s broadcast also marks the twenty-fourth time that College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be aired live at the site of an LSU game. Over the course of the team’s previous games it has gone 15 – 8. It is also the twelfth time overall that GameDay has aired live from Alabama’s campus for any of the Crimson Tide’s games. Under coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide has gone 5 – 3 when GameDay has preceded the team’s matchups.

More information on this weekend’s broadcast of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

ESPN’s College GameDay Celebrates Special Mark This Saturday

Posted on October 27, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

This Saturday, ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will celebrate a very special mark.

This Saturday, ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will come live from historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia ahead of Saturday night’s matchup between #9 Notre Dame and the undefeated 21st-ranked Temple Owls of the AAC. Saturday morning’s broadcast will be a very special one for all involved as it will be the 300th (yes, 300th) edition of ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot. The broadcast will also mark only the second time that the program will have come live on Halloween from Independence Hall. It will air live from 9am – 12pm ET. Rece Davis will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will also be on hand for additional commentary.

On Friday afternoon, Chris Ponder, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack will be at the College GameDay set for ESPN’s weekly broadcast of College Football Live at 2pm ET.

Everything comes to a head Saturday night at 8pm as the Owls and Fighting Irish go head-to-head live from Lincoln Financial Field. Kirk Herbstreit will have the call for the game. He will be joined at the desk by Chris Fowler. Reporter Heather Cox will also be on hand for additional commentary and news throughout the game. More information on this weekend’s 300th broadcast of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

ESPN’s CGD To Air Live From JMU For First Time Ever This Weekend

Posted on October 23, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN will be in Virginia this weekend for its weekly broadcast of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot. But the network’s flagship college football broadcast won’t be coming from any of the major Virginia universities’ campuses. This week, it will come live from the campus of James Madison University.

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will broadcast live Saturday morning from the campus of James Madison University beginning at 9am ET. The broadcast comes ahead of the Dukes’ homecoming game against in-state rival Richmond, which will be at 3:30pm ET. This weekend’s broadcast from JMU marks the first time ever that College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will have been broadcast live from the campus of the non-FBS school and the eighth time ever that the show has been broadcast from a non-FBS school overall. The It will take place live at the Quad in front of Wilson Hall from 9am ET – 12pm ET on ESPN.

Rece Davis will anchor Saturday’s broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack along with contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski. More information on Saturday’s broadcast of College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

ESPN’s CGD Crew Heads South This Week For SEC Showdown

Posted on September 17, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The SEC takes center stage this weekend on ESPN.
ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will head down south this weekend for its weekly broadcast. The network’s flagship college football program will come live from the campus of The University of Alabama this Saturday, September 19th. The weekly broadcast will air live from 9am ET – noon ET ahead of Saturday night’s matchup between the second ranked Crimson Tide and #15 Rebel Black Bears of Ole Miss. Kickoff For Saturday night’s game is currently scheduled for 9:15pm ET.

Rece Davis continues his freshman season as host of ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot. He will be joined at the desk by analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack. Contributors Samantha Ponder, Tom Rinaldi, George Whitfield, and Gene Wojciechowski will also be on hand for additional commentary. Ahead of Saturday’s broadcasts, ESPN will also broadcast College Football Live from the College GameDay Built by The Home Depot set Friday afternoon at 2pm ET. It will air live on ESPN2. Chris Ponder will be at the desk for the broadcast. He will be joined by Desmond Howard and David Pollack. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will be on hand along with reporter Heather Cox.

More information on ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is available online now along with all of the latest college football headlines at:

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

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay

ESPN’s 2015 College Football Playoff: Top 25 Premieres October 20th

Posted on August 14, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

The 2015 – 2016 NCAA college football season is less than a month away. As anticipation builds for the new season so do the discussions on who will take the title this year. Knowing that said discussions have already begun, ESPN announced this week the return of its College Football Playoff: Top 25 broadcast.

ESPN’s 2015 College Football: Top 25 will debut on Tuesday, October 20^th. It is one of two broadcasts leading up to the NCAA’s first official ranking announcement on Tuesday, November 3^rd. Rece Davis will host the half-hour debate program. He will be joined by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Danny Kanell, and David Pollack. The program will run each week through Sunday December 6^th, rounding out the last full week of the regular season. Army and Navy face off Saturday, December 12^th, but are the only two teams that play that day, making Week 14 the last full official week of the regular season.

On Tuesday, November 17^th, ESPN will air live a special edition of 2015 College Football Playoff: Top 25. It will come live from the State Farm Champions Classic basketball event at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The weekly announcement will be made at 9:30pm ET between the evening’s two games–Kansas vs. Michigan State, Kentucky vs. Duke.

The December 6^th edition of College Football Playoff: Top 25 will be a four-hour edition. During this broadcast, Davis and company will announce the Semifinal pairings for this year’s NCAA Division I college football playoffs. They will also announce the six bowl games scheduled for New Year’s Day, and the Top 25 rankings. It all kicks off at noon eastern time on ESPN. The complete broadcast schedule for ESPN’s 2015 College Football Playoff: Top 25 is listed below.

Date	Time (all times ET)	Network
Tue, Oct. 20	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Oct. 27	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Nov. 3	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Nov. 10	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Nov. 17	9:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Nov. 24	7 p.m.	ESPN
Tue, Dec. 1	7 p.m.	ESPN
Sun, Dec. 6	Noon	ESPN

More information on ESPN’s college football coverage is available online now at:

Website: http://espn.go.com/ncf/index

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

philspicks

All the latest reviews and news in entertainment

Tag Archives: Rece Davis

Duke-UNC Round 2 Finishes Off ESPN’s 2016 Season Of College GameDay

Cavs-Heels Matchup The Focus Of This Week’s College GameDay Broadcast

ESPN Announces Broadcast Site For CGD Season Premiere

ESPN Sets Up Big 10 Championship In This Weekend’s CGD Broadcast

ESPN’s CGD To Broadcast Live From Ohio State This Weekend

Viewers Will Be “Seeing Red” This Weekend On ESPN’s CGD Broadcast

ESPN’s College GameDay Celebrates Special Mark This Saturday

ESPN’s CGD To Air Live From JMU For First Time Ever This Weekend

ESPN’s CGD Crew Heads South This Week For SEC Showdown

ESPN’s 2015 College Football Playoff: Top 25 Premieres October 20th