ESPN’s College GameDay Makes First-Time Stop at Virginia in advance of Duke Tilt

Rachel Margolis Siegal

January 21, 2015

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ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm – the Saturday morning and evening roadshow that follows the top storylines of the college basketball season – will make a first-time stop in Charlottesville, Va., and the campus of the University of Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 31. The game’s visit is in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV matchup between ACC foes – No. 5 Duke vs. No. 2 Virginia at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. GameDay’s first hour begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN, plus an evening edition leading into the primetime game at 6 p.m. on ESPN.

ESPN3 Surround will be available for the Duke-Virginia game, featuring in-arena natural sound and views from above the rim cameras at each end of the floor.

First-year College GameDay Covered by State Farm analysts Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams join the retuning duo of host Rece Davis and analyst Jay Bilas. Dan Shulman, Bilas and reporter Shannon Spake will have the call of the Duke-Virginia game.

The North Carolina at Louisville game, which was previously announced as a net flex, will be a 4 p.m. on ESPN. Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale and Doris Burke will be on the call of the game.

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