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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

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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

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

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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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