College GameDay Covered by State Farm Visits Michigan State for Third Time
ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm – the eight-week Saturday morning and evening college basketball program originating from the site of ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV telecast – will visit Michigan State on Saturday, Jan. 25. The first hour begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN with a one-hour evening edition leading into the Saturday Primetime game: No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State (ESPN, 7 p.m.).

Rece Davis serves as host for College GameDay and is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose.

The show – which also visited East Lansing in 2007 and 2011 – will have an on-set interview with Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo; a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters and a sit-down conversation between WNBA star Skylar Diggins and Creighton forward Doug McDermott.

Men’s Hoops: No. 1 Arizona, Three Additional Ranked Teams on Thursday & No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State on Saturday Primetime
ESPN’s upcoming men’s college basketball schedule will be highlighted by multiple ranked teams in action Thursday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 25. Highlights:

• ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS will combine to televise four ranked teams Thursday, Jan. 23:
  • An ESPN2 doubleheader will include two of the top six teams, highlighted by unbeaten No. 1 Arizona against Pac-12 rival Colorado at 9 p.m. ESPN2’s first game at 7 p.m. will pit No. 6 Florida at Alabama;
  • The ESPN Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups telecast at 7 p.m. will match No. 17 Ohio State against Illinois;
  • ESPNEWS will televise No. 23 Memphis against Houston at 8 p.m.
• The lineup for Saturday, Jan. 25, will include eight of the top 21-ranked teams highlighted by No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State in ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Driven by State Farm telecast at 7 p.m.  Michigan defeated then-No. 3 Wisconsin 77-70 in its last game, while Michigan State’s only loss of the season was to North Carolina on December 4. Additional highlights:
  • ESPNU will offer a prime time doubleheader with two of the top eight teams on the road: No. 8 Kansas at TCU at 9 p.m. followed by No. 7 San Diego State at Utah State at 11 p.m.
  • ESPN2 will televise six games including two with ranked teams: No. 11 Oklahoma State against West Virginia at 2 p.m. and No. 20 Pittsburgh at Maryland at 6 p.m.

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