Fifth Annual Big 12/SEC Challenge Brings Day-Long Action on ESPN, 1/27

ESPN's Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 27, will highlight an exciting week in college hoops, as the day-long schedule features six ranked teams and 10 games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The Challenge tips off at noon ET, with Baylor taking on No. 20 Florida on ESPN and continues throughout the day, culminating with Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T matchup, Kentucky at No. 7 West Virginia (7 p.m., ESPN). Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Maria Taylor will call the action from the WVU Coliseum.

College GameDay Covered by State Farm will also be live on ESPN from Morgantown, W.Va., ahead of Kentucky West Virginia. The morning show will be live from the WVU Coliseum, beginning at 11 a.m. followed by an evening edition leading into the game telecast. This is only GameDay's second visit to Morgantown - the first was in 2009 when the Mountaineers faced hen-No. 6 Louisville.

Additional Schedule Highlights

• Rece Davis and Robbie Hummel call a Big Ten matchup between No. 25 Michigan and No. 3 Purdue on Thursday, Jan. 25 (7 p.m., ESPN).
• Other Challenge matchups featuring ranked teams: No. 14 Texas Tech-South Carolina (noon, ESPN2), No. 12 Oklahoma- Alabama (2:15 p.m., ESPNU), No. 22 Tennessee - Iowa State (4 p.m., ESPNU), Texas A&M at No. 5 Kansas (4:30 p.m., ESPN).
• Gene Wojciechowski reports from the sidelines for two matchups: a Saturday Showcase game between Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, working alongside Mike Couzens and Dan Dakich (8 p.m., ESPN2); and a Super Tuesday
• matchup on January 30 featuring No. 10 UNC and No. 18 Clemson, with Rece Davis and Jay Bilas (7 p.m, ESPN).
• Big Monday presented by Jos. A. Bank (January 29) will see a doubleheader on ESPN, with Notre Dame at No. 4 Duke (7 p.m.), followed by No. 5 Kansas at Kansas State (9 p.m.).
• Other ranked teams playing on ESPN networks this week: No. 13 Ohio State, No. 15 Gonzaga, No. 16 Saint Mary's, No. 17 Wichita State, No. 19 Auburn, No. 21 Arizona State and No. 23 Nevada.

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