October 25, 2011

BCS Countdown Corner

After a weekend of wild finishes, the BCS Standings on Sunday’s BCS Countdown Presented by Allstate on ESPN (8:15 p.m.), revealed a very different landscape from a week ago for teams in Nos. 6-10 and higher. Brad Edwards and Kirk Herbstreit analyzed the top 10 teams and made a case for and against Boise State’s possible move into the top two. Tune in Sunday for a look at the latest BCS Standings with analysts Edwards, Craig James, Herbstreit and Robert Smith, hosted by Rece Davis.

Spotlight Games

ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise four of the remaining undefeated teams Saturday, Oct. 29:

• No. 3 Oklahoma State and dynamic wide receiver Justin Blackmon against Big 12 rival Baylor, led by top quarterback Robert Griffin III
  (3:30 p.m., ABC, ESPN2 & ESPN3)
  Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeannine Edwards
  
• No. 8 Kansas State taking on Big 12 foe No. 9 Oklahoma, coming off an upset loss to Texas Tech
  (3:30 p.m., ESPN & ESPN3)
  Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox
  
• No. 5 Clemson, with Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Tajh Boyd, at Georgia Tech
  (8 p.m., ABC & ESPN3)
  Mike Patrick, Craig James & Jenn Brown
  
• No. 6 Stanford and Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Andrew Luck at one-loss USC, led by standout quarterback Matt Barkley
  (8 p.m., ABC & ESPN3)
  Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin Andrews

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College GameDay Notebook

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is headed to Los Angeles, on Saturday, Oct. 29, in advance of the Pac-12 matchup pitting No. 6 Stanford at USC (8 p.m., ABC & ESPN3). The Trojans appear in a GameDay game for the 20th time overall, and host for the eighth time. Stanford makes its 2nd all-time appearance.

The show airs from 9 a.m.-noon from the lawn outside The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Lee Corso made his 200th mascot headgear pick on College GameDay from East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday, Oct. 22. He currently stands with a 137-63 overall mark (correct 68.5 percent of the time). This tribute played before the close last weekend’s show.

Spotlight: One State, One Spirit Classic

The nation was stunned by the images of Joplin, Mo., after much of it was decimated by an EF-5 tornado on May 22. Soon after, the University of Missouri and Joplin’s Missouri Southern State University agreed to play an exhibition basketball game to raise spirits and funds for victims of the devastation. On Sunday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m., ESPNU will televise the One State, One Spirit Classic where the Division II Missouri Southern Lions, returning champions of the MIAA conference, will host the Missouri Tigers of the Big 12.

The telecast marks Missouri Southern’s first time hosting a basketball game on an ESPN network and will serve as the exhibition opener for both clubs. John Anderson, a graduate of the University of Missouri, and Fran Fraschilla will provide commentary with reporting from Dana O’Neil.

On ESPNU

Get the “inside dish” on Stanford before the ref blows the first whistle on the Cardinal’s Saturday game on ABC. Also learn about the men behind the whistle on Friday when ESPNU’s Dino Guadio gets the black and white on NCAA basketball officials.

Wednesday (7 p.m.) – ESPNU All-Access: Stanford eats breakfast the Cardinal way, following defensive tackle Terrence Stephens. First-year head coach David Shaw spends time with his kids at the weekly family dinner and is also wired at practice, along with defensive coordinator Derek Mason.

Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) – ESPNU Road Trip pulled into Baton Rouge for the SEC matchup between LSU and Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 22. Hosts Jonathan Drubner and Niki Noto hung out with the nation’s top ranked team, mixed it up with some gators down on the bayou and tried some cajun cooking at one of the biggest tailgates in the country.

Friday (6 p.m.) – The Experts: College Basketball Officials will feature a six-person panel with some of the nation’s top college basketball officials. Hosted by ESPNU analyst and former Wake Forest head coach Dino Gaudio, this special edition of The Experts takes you inside the life of these basketball officials – a group that has collectively been represented in a total of nine conferences and participated in more than 25 Final Fours, inlcuding two from the 2011 National Championship game.