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Men’s College Basketball: Rivalry Week To Feature Duke-UNC in Tobacco Road Showdown on Thursday; College GameDay Makes Stops at UNC and Virginia
Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’s continues with many historic matchups through Sunday, highlighted by the Tobacco Road rivalry between No. 9 Duke and No. 21 North Carolina followed on ESPN by UCLA at No. 13 Arizona on Thursday, plus No. 3 Purdue at No. 4 Michigan State on Saturday.
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Maria Taylor will call all the action from Raleigh, N.C., as No. 21 UNC takes on No. 9 Duke during the Sonic Blockbuster on Thursday, Feb. 8 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). A special edition of ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farmwill also air ahead of the Rivalry Week matchup, beginning at 7 p.m. Game action continues as UCLA faces No. 13 Arizona at 10 p.m., also on ESPN.
A top-5 matchup between No. 3 Purdue and No. 4 Michigan State (4 p.m., ESPN) on Saturday Feb. 10, is one of several highlights on the day’s slate, preceding an in-state rivalry and ACC matchup between Virginia Tech and No. 2 Virginia (6:15 p.m., ESPN).
GameDay will originate from Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 10, ahead of the game featuring the Hokies and Cavaliers. The morning show will be live from John Paul Jones Arena, beginning at 11 a.m. on ESPN, followed by an a 6 p.m. edition leading into the game telecast.
Several games during Rivalry Week will be complemented by Above the Rim coverage, which can be viewed via the ESPN App.
Additional Schedule Highlights
- Tigers on the rise – No. 8 Auburn faces Texas A&M on Wednesday, Feb. 7 (9 p.m., ESPN2)
- Kevin Connors shares his Mid-Major Minute– Davidson visits No. 18 Rhode Island on Friday, Feb 9 (7 p.m., ESPN2); Saturday slate on ESPN2 includes San Diego State taking on No. 23 Nevada (8 p.m.), followed by No. 11 Saint Mary’s facing No. 12 Gonzaga (10 p.m.)
- Freshman phenom Trae Young and No. 17 Oklahoma faces Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 10 (2 p.m., ESPN)
- Next week’s Big Monday and Super Tuesday combine to showcase seven ranked teams
- Other ranked teams playing on ESPN networks include No. 6 Cincinnati, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 10 Kansas, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 16 Clemson, No. 19 West Virginia, No. 22 Wichita State, No. 24 Kentucky and No. 25 Miami (Fla.)
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’sMonday, Feb. 5 – Sunday, Feb. 11
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS |
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Wed, Feb 7 | 6:30 p.m. | LSU at FloridaMike Morgan, Pat Bradley | SEC Network |
7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 25 Miami (Fla.)Karl Ravech, LaPhonso Ellis | ESPN2 | |
USF at UConnKevin Negandhi, Malcolm Huckaby | ESPNU | ||
East Carolina at TempleMike Corey, Julianne Viani | ESPNEWS | ||
No. 2 Virginia at Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
Presbyterian at Winthrop | ESPN3 | ||
Samford at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
UNC Greensboro at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
7:30 p.m. | North Georgia at Young Harris | ESPN3 | |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Kansas State at TexasLowell Galindo, Lance Blanks, Tyler Denning | Longhorn Network | |
Queens at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
Valparaiso at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
Bradley at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
Drake at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
8:30 p.m. | Georgia at VanderbiltDave Neal, Daymeon Fishback | SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. 8 AuburnTom Hart, Sean Farnham | ESPN2 | |
Iowa State at No. 7 Texas TechClay Matvick, Tim Welsh | ESPNU | ||
NC State at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
10 p.m. | Cal State Northridge at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
11 p.m. | California at ColoradoDrew Fellios, Sean Harrington | ESPNU | |
Thu, Feb 8 | 6 p.m. | Wayne State at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 |
7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at LouisvilleDoug Sherman, Cory Alexander | ESPN2 | |
Tulane at TulsaRoy Philpott, Mark Wise | ESPNEWS | ||
Vermont at AlbanyKevin Brown, Dino Gaudio | ESPNU | ||
Pittsburgh at No. 16 Clemson | ACC Network Extra | ||
Maine at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
UMass Lowell at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
UMBC at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
Florida Gulf Coast at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
Stetson at South Carolina Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
North Florida at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
Siena at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
Monmouth at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
Cleveland State at IUPUI | ESPN3 | ||
Western Carolina at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
The Citadel at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
Georgia Tech at Louisville | ESPN3 | ||
Tulane at Tulsa | ESPN3 | ||
Vermont at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
7:15 p.m. | Louisiana at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
UL Monroe at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | ||
Green Bay at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | A Sonic BlockbusterNo. 9 Duke at No. 21 UNC
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
North Dakota State at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
Seattle at UMKC | ESPN3 | ||
Youngstown State at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
8:15 p.m. | Arkansas State at Troy | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | SMU at HoustonAdam Amin, John Thompson III | ESPN2 | |
Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville StateTaylor Zarzour, Adrian Branch | ESPNU | ||
CSU Bakersfield at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | ||
SMU at Houston | ESPN3 | ||
Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | ||
10 p.m. | UCLA at No. 13 ArizonaDave Pasch, Bill Walton
Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
No. 12 Gonzaga at Pacific | ESPN3 | ||
11 p.m. | USC at Arizona StateSam Farber, PJ Carlesimo | ESPN2 | |
Santa Clara at BYURoxy Bernstein, Caron Butler | ESPNU | ||
Fri, Feb 9 | 7 p.m. | Davidson at No. 18 Rhode IslandMike Corey, Mark Plansky | ESPN2 |
Princeton at HarvardWill Flemming, Chris Spatola | ESPNU | ||
Cornell at Brown | ESPN3 | ||
Penn at Dartmouth | ESPN3 | ||
9 p.m. | Detroit at OaklandJordan Bernfield, Brooke Weisbrod | ESPN2 | |
Kent State at Ball StateJim Barbar, Rob Kennedy | ESPNU | ||
Sat, Feb 10 | Noon | Oklahoma State at No. 19 West VirginiaRich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN |
Northwestern at MarylandJason Benetti, Jason Capel | ESPN2 | ||
Temple at USFRoy Philpott, Mark Wise | ESPNU | ||
1 p.m. | Youngstown State at IUPUI | ESPN3 | |
East Tennessee State at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
2 p.m. | No. 17 Oklahoma at Iowa StateDoug Sherman, Robbie Hummel
Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
Mississippi State at MissouriBeth Mowins, Jimmy Dykes | ESPN2 | ||
Texas at TCULowell Galindo, Reid Gettys | ESPNU | ||
No. 21 UNC at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
No. 25 Miami (Fla.) at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | ||
Quinnipiac at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
Loyola-Chicago at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
Central Michigan at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
2:15 p.m. | UL Monroe at Georgia State | ESPN3 | |
3 p.m. | Claflin at Benedict | ESPN3 | |
Evansville at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Auburn at GeorgiaMike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw | SEC Network | |
Toledo at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
4 p.m. | A Sonic BlockbusterNo. 3 Purdue at No. 4 Michigan State
Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
Florida State at Notre DameMike Couzens, Cory Alexander | ESPN2 | ||
Ole Miss at LSUTaylor Zarzour, Kyle Macy | ESPNU | ||
New Mexico at Air Force | ESPN3 | ||
Sacred Heart at Central Connecticut | ESPN3 | ||
Stetson at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
Florida Gulf Coast at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
Lincoln Memorial at Wingate | ESPN3 | ||
San Francisco at BYU | ESPN3 | ||
Northern Iowa at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
Florida State at Notre Dame | ESPN3 | ||
4:30 p.m. | Jacksonville at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | |
Longwood at Campbell | ESPN3 | ||
Wofford at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
Ohio at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
Buffalo at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
5 p.m. | North Florida at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
Louisiana at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | ||
Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
Mercer at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
5:15 p.m. | Texas State at UT Arlington | ESPN3 | |
Little Rock at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
6 p.m. | No. 15 Tennessee at AlabamaDave Neal, Jon Sundvold | SEC Network | |
UConn at No. 22 Wichita StateKevin Brown, John Thompson III | ESPN2 | ||
6:15 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 2 VirginiaDan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor
Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
7 p.m. | Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | |
Rider at Marist | ESPN3 | ||
Monmouth at Manhattan | ESPN3 | ||
Green Bay at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
Milwaukee at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
7:15 p.m. | Lamar at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
8 p.m. | San Diego State at No. 23 NevadaKanoa Leahey, Richie Schueler | ESPN2 | |
No. 7 Texas Tech at Kansas StateMitch Holthus, Bryndon Manzer | ESPNU | ||
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | ||
New Orleans at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | ESPN3 | ||
Cleveland State at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
The Citadel at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
8:15 p.m. | No. 24 Kentucky at Texas A&MDave Flemming, Dan Dakich, Kris Budden
Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
8:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at ArkansasKevin Fitzgerald, Sean Harrington | SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | Grand Canyon University at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | |
10 p.m. | No. 12 Gonzaga at No. 11 Saint Mary’sRoxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham | ESPN2 | |
Washington at Oregon StateSteve Quis, Corey Williams | ESPNU | ||
10:15 p.m. | USC at No. 13 ArizonaDave Pasch, Bill Walton
Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
Sun, Feb 11 | 1 p.m. | Wake Forest at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra |
Louisville at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
UMBC at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
2 p.m. | UMass Lowell at Vermont | ESPN3 | |
Albany at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
Stony Brook at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
4 p.m. | No. 6 Cincinnati at SMUMike Corey, Reid Gettys | ESPN | |
Illinois State at ValparaisoMitch Holthus, Malcolm Huckaby | ESPNU | ||
Bradley at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
6 p.m. | No. 9 Duke at Georgia TechAnish Shroff, Cory Alexander | ESPN | |
Tulane at HoustonBrett Dolan, Mark Wise | ESPNU | ||
8 p.m. | Washington State at OregonRoxy Bernstein, Corey Williams | ESPNU | |
Mon, Feb 12 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by Jos. A. BankNotre Dame at No. 21 UNC
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
Delaware State at Norfolk StateDoug Sherman, Cory Alexander | ESPNU | ||
Fairfield at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
Iona at Siena | ESPN3 | ||
East Tennessee State at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Mercer at Samford | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by Jos. A. BankBaylor at Texas
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
TCU at No. 19 West VirginiaRich Hollenberg, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | ||
Jackson State at Prairie View A&MDave Lamont, Malcolm Huckaby | ESPNU | ||
Tue, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileTexas A&M at Missouri
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN or ESPN2 |
Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileNo. 10 Kansas at Iowa State
Jon Sciambi, Tom Crean |
ESPN or ESPN2 | ||
Boston College at PittsburghMike Corey, Dino Gaudio | ESPNU | ||
Arkansas at Ole MissTom Hart, Jon Sundvold | SEC Network | ||
Saint Peter’s at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
Western Michigan at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
Miami (Ohio) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
Ohio at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
Ball State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
Kent State at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Mayville State at North Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
Evansville at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
9 p.m. | Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileNo. 4 Michigan State at Minnesota
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN or ESPN2 | |
Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileNo. 2 Virginia at No. 25 Miami (Fla.)
Rece Davis, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN or ESPN2 | ||
Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileNo. 17 Oklahoma at No. 7 Texas Tech
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPNEWS | ||
Super Tuesday presented by Boost MobileSouth Carolina at No. 15 Tennessee
Rich Hollenberg, Debbie Antonelli |
ESPNU | ||
LSU at AlabamaDave Neal, Daymeon Fishback | SEC |
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Panthers Leap Unveils ‘ESSENCE’ Photography Project
Photography has the power to capture what words often cannot. In his latest project, ESSENCE, renowned photographer Panthers Leap transforms abstract concepts of growth and renewal into a series of images that speak directly to the heart.
ESSENCE is a meditation on life’s continuous cycles of change and transformation. Through a visual narrative that mirrors the rhythms of nature and the human experience, Panthers Leap invites reflection and introspection.
“Growth isn’t always loud or dramatic,” Panthers Leap shares. “It’s often subtle, almost imperceptible, but incredibly powerful. ESSENCE is about celebrating those quiet moments that shape who we are.”
Inspired by his deep connection to the natural world, Panthers Leap weaves emotion and meaning into every frame. His masterful use of lighting, texture, and detail highlights life’s smallest yet most transformative moments. Subtle shifts in light and intricate natural patterns encourage viewers to pause and appreciate the beauty of impermanence.
At its core, ESSENCE explores universal themes—renewal, resilience, and the quiet strength found in transformation. By embracing challenges and finding beauty in transitions, Panthers Leap reminds us of the grace inherent in life’s cycles.
“There’s a grace in change, even in the hardest moments,” he explains. “ESSENCE is a reminder that every challenge carries the seed of renewal, every ending the promise of a new beginning.”
For Panthers Leap, this project is deeply personal, reflecting his own journey of growth and transformation as an artist. The result is a collection of photographs that resonates with authenticity and inspires viewers to embrace their journeys with grace and optimism.
In today’s fast-paced world, ESSENCE challenges us to slow down, find beauty in gradual progress, and honor the cycles that shape our lives.
Let ESSENCE be your invitation to pause, reflect, and find meaning in the quiet power of transformation.
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