Fox Sports 1 will televise a Big East doubleheader the day before the Super Bowl. In other news, all three hours of “College Gameday” will now air on ESPN, and the ACC is replacing the Big East on ESPN’s “Big Monday” college basketball coverage.
FS1 Plans MSG Doubleheader For Day Before Super Bowl
- Fox Sports 1 will televise a Big East basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden February 1, the day before the network televises Super Bowl 48 from New York City. The “Super Saturday” doubleheader features Marquette/St. John’s at 12:30 PM ET and Michigan State/Georgetown at 3:00 PM. MSG will be busy Feb. 1, as the Heat and Knicks will play each other later that night on ESPN. (Fox Sports)
First Hour of College Gameday Moves to ESPN
- The 9 AM ET hour of ESPN’s “College Gameday” pregame show will move from ESPNU to ESPN this season, expanding the ESPN telecast to three-hours. The new three-hour “College Gameday” on ESPN will compete with the two-hour “Fox College Saturday” pregame on Fox Sports 1. (ESPN Media Zone)
ACC Replaces Big East on Big Monday
- ACC basketball games will replace the departed Big East on ESPN’s “Big Monday” college basketball line-up, the network announced Monday. The ACC “Big Monday” games will feature former Big East teams Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh at least once each, including Notre Dame/Syracuse on February 3. (ESPN Media Zone)
