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ESPN College GameDay returns to Virginia

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espn college gamedayESPN College GameDay is returning to Charlottesville on Saturday, Feb. 27, when #7 Virginia hosts #5 North Carolina.

College GameDay is broadcast from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, with live cut-ins to SportsCenter beginning in the 9 a.m. hour.

Admission and parking will be free for all fans attending the national pregame show Saturday morning. Gates will open at 9 a.m. and all seating at John Paul Jones Arena is general admission.

The first 5,000 fans in attendance at JPJ will receive an official ESPNCollege GameDay T-shirt. One lucky fan in attendance will win a pair of lower level tickets to the Virginia-North Carolina game.

This will be the second appearance for ESPN’s college basketball preview show at JPJ. The show made its first appearance at JPJ last season for Virginia’s home game against Duke on Jan. 31.

College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman, Bilas and reporter Shannon Spake will have the call of the Virginia-North Carolina game.

Tipoff for Saturday’s game at JPJ is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].