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.
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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).
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 NorthCarolina 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 CoastalCarolina 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
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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.
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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.
Date
Time (ET)
Game/Talent
Network
Thu, Oct 29
7:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Georgia Southern Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr., Lericia Harris
ESPN
Fri, Oct 30
7:30 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 31
Noon
Boston 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 Mississippi
ESPN3
Troy at Arkansas State
ESPN3
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 Duke
ESPN3
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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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 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 11th 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 6th at Notre Dame and February 20th 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.
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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:
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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:
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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 4th 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.
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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:
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