The basketball edition of ESPN College GameDay is set to air its first on-campus show of the season on Saturday, Jan. 25 taking place from Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., marking the fifth time the school has hosted the pregame program. The network will present the show before the top-10 matchup between No. 6 Tennessee and No. 1 Auburn, which takes place later in the day at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+.
This episode of College GameDay will begin at 11 a.m. EST and feature host Rece Davis with analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Davis and Bilas have been members of the pregame show since its start in 2005, marking 20 years behind the desk previewing forthcoming games.
Greenberg is the second longest-tenured on-air cast member as he begins his 10th year, while Williams is back for his seventh season. Carter, who completed her first season on the show last year, is returning and will also serve as a desk analyst for the women’s edition of the show as well. College sports insider Pete Thamel is set to join the basketball version of College GameDay as well, continuing his work with the franchise that also spans football season.
“We are thrilled to hit the road for this season of College GameDay as the energy each college campus we visit brings is unmatched,” Aaron Katzman, coordinating producer of ESPN College GameDay, said in a statement. “With Rece, Jay Bilas, Andraya, Seth and Jay Williams’s voices leading the way, we are excited to continue to showcase the dynamic players, storylines and atmospheres of men’s college basketball throughout the spring.”
The pregame show will air on Saturday, Jan. 18 from the ESPN Bristol studios before it makes the trip to Auburn for its first on-campus program. Future locations for the show will be determined as the season continues and announced one week ahead of each show. The show will also be accompanied by the 30-minute Countdown to GameDay social and digital media pregame show with host Sam Ravech and a rotation of co-hosts, some of whom include Norris Cole, Dalen Cuff, Harry Lyles Jr., Myron Medcalf and Quentin Richardson.
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