ESPN College Sports Update – April 17, 2012
Breaking News – Kentucky Basketball
ESPNU and ESPN3 will air tonight’s Kentucky press conference featuring coach Calipari and five players – Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb and Marquis Teague, who are expected to announce their NBA Draft intentions. The live presser will air in full at 7 p.m. SportsCenter on ESPNEWS will also offer live coverage. Watch on ESPN3
Spring Football Continues on ESPN3
ESPN3’s extensive 
schedule of spring football will continue Saturday, April 21, with action of seven games involving teams from the SEC, ACC and Big 12. Two of the seven games – NC State at 3:30 p.m. and Virginia Tech at 4 p.m. – will air exclusively on ESPN3. The remaining five games – Tennessee and Mississippi at 2 p.m.; Arkansas at 3 p.m.; and Mississippi State and West Virginia at 6 p.m. – will be subject to local blackout.
College Football Live – Spring Edition
College Football Live is back for the spring and this week airs most days on ESPNU (3:30 p.m.). This week’s shows feature analyst Trevor Matich and next week CFB Live welcomes Rod Gilmore in studio.
In addition, the DIRECTV Bus will make stops at several college campuses as part of the show, including cameos at West Virginia (Tue.), Ohio State (Wed.), Michigan (Thu.), Notre Dame (Fri.) and Oregon (Tue.).
This Week on the U
ESPNU has its eye on the road ahead and in the rear view mirror this week in the world of college sports. Jon Gruden’s QB Camp specials air nearly every night of the week – profiling the arms that had the biggest impact the game this year – and the initial rankings of college football’s most promising prospects will be featured on the network.
ESPNU will give viewers the first look at the football class of 2013 after ESPN.com’s release of the ESPN 150 earlier today. The one-hour (Tuesday at 10 p.m.) ESPN 150 Announcement Show, hosted by Anish Shroff, will include recruiting analysis from Tom Luginbill and Craig Haubert. Over 40 of the nation’s top college football prospects will be featured, as well as player profiles on Texas quarterback commit Tyrone Swoopes and Michigan commit Shane Morris.
SportsCenter Special: Gruden’s QB Camp Brandon Weeden (Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.)
SportsCenter Special: Gruden’s QB Camp: Brock Osweiler (Thursday at 5 p.m.)
ESPN College Images of the Week
The third annual ESPNU Warrior Classic returned Saturday, April 14, making its first appearance at American Legion Field in Charlotte, N.C.
No. 14 Syracuse topped BIG EAST rival Rutgers 19-6 in the first game, while No. 9 North Carolina beat Hofstra 12-9.
Weekly Game Highlights – Olympic Sport Coverage
While some men’s lacrosse teams wrap up their regular-season schedule, the ACC squads will be facing off in the annual championship from Charlottesville, Va.
• ACC Championship semifinals (Friday on ESPNU): No. 8 ranked Maryland vs. No. 5 Duke (5 p.m.) and No. 9 UNC against No. 6 Virginia (7:30 p.m.)
• The ACC title game (Sunday at 3 p.m., ESPNU)
• A pair of BIG EAST games (Saturday on ESPNU): Georgetown at No. 14 Syracuse (3 p.m.) and No. 4 Notre Dame at No. 15 Villanova (5:30 p.m.)
• Other action: ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship game (Monday at 7 p.m., ESPNU)
ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will combine to showcase seven regular-season baseball games from Thursday, April 19 to Sunday, April 22, highlighted by two games from the No. 2 Florida State against No. 12 Miami series.
Tennessee at Mississippi State
(Thursday at 7:30 p.m., ESPNU)
No. 12 Miami at No. 2 Florida State
(Friday at 6 p.m., ESPN3 & Saturday at 6 p.m., ESPN3)
Georgia Tech at No. 6 North Carolina
(Friday at 6 p.m., ESPN3; Saturday at 2 p.m., ESPN3 & Sunday at noon, ESPNU)
Georgia at No. 1 Florida
(Sunday at 3 p.m., ESPN2 & ESPN3)
Softball on ESPN features an ESPNU doubleheader on Wednesday, plus top-10 teams facing off:
No. 16 South Florida at No. 12 Louisville
(Wednesday at 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., ESPNU)
Adam Amin & Jennie Finch
No. 2 Alabama at No. 11 Georgia
(Thursday at 8 p.m., ESPN2)
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith & Jessica Mendoza
Kentucky at Mississippi State
(Saturday at 1 p.m., ESPNU)
Cara Capuano and Garland Cooper
No. 9 Missouri and No. 6 Oklahoma
(Sunday at 3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Beth Mowins, Smith & Mendoza
WNBA Draft Takes Over ESPN’s Campus
For the second straight year, the WNBA Draft presented by Boost Mobile was held on the campus of ESPN in Bristol, Conn. On Monday, April 16, 15 of the top college seniors converged and awaited their destiny, as ESPN2 had live coverage and analysis of the first round, followed by the second and third rounds televised on ESPNU and NBA TV.
Additional content was offered across multiple ESPN platforms, including SportsCenter, espnW.com, ESPN.com and ESPNEWS.
The telecast of the Draft took place in Studio E – home to several ESPN shows including Mike & Mike in the Morning and Sunday NFL Countdown. Pam Ward anchored the show alongside analysts Rebecca Lobo and Carolyn Peck. Holly Rowe conducted interviews with the players.
In addition to the players on campus, other guests included the families, former coaches and friends of the draftees, as well as national and local women’s basketball media.
ESPN Front Row
Studio Makeover & Reflection on Last Year’s Draft
Photo Gallery Around Campus
Storified! ESPN Hosts & Airs 2012 Draft
ESPN’s New MediaZone Launches
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s the new ESPNMediaZone! ESPN’s web site for the media, ESPNMediaZone.com, re-launched with a new more efficient and eye-pleasing design. It is your online source for ESPN programming and scheduling information, press releases, bios, photos, and more. Bookmark it!
