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Lee Corso chooses Tennessee to defeat Alabama during ESPN's College GameDay show held outside of Ayres Hall on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The college football pregame show returned to Knoxville for the second time this season for No. 8 Tennessee's SEC rivalry game against No. 1 Alabama. Kns Espn Gameday Bp

‘College GameDay’ opens 37th season in Charlotte

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ESPN will kick off Week 1 of the 37th season of its “College GameDay” in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 2 in advance of the contest between South Carolina and North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic.

The ESPN crew will broadcast live from 9 a.m.-noon ET, stationed at Romare Bearden Park in uptown Charlotte.

This will be the 30th season that “College GameDay” has broadcast from the road, and the battle for the Carolinas will represent its 440th remote show. It’s the first-ever visit to a game between South Carolina and North Carolina.

The Tar Heels have not been the focus of the show since 2010, while the Gamecocks were featured in 2014.

“College GameDay” is anchored by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee. Insider Pete Thamel and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims also are part of the crew.

South Carolina finished the 2022 season with an 8-5 mark and ranked 23rd in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, buoyed by late-season wins over Clemson and Tennessee. North Carolina was 9-5.

–Field Level Media

Feb 29, 2020; College Park, Maryland, USA; American sports broadcaster Rece Davis stand curtsied before the between the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan State Spartans is at XFINITY Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Rece Davis signs contract to remain with ESPN

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Dec 29, 2020; San Antonio, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman is being interviewed during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Rece Davis is staying with ESPN and will continue to host “College GameDay,” the network announced Monday.

Davis, 55, signed a multiyear deal. Length and financial terms were not announced.

Davis has been with the network for more than 25 years and will begin his seventh season as host of football’s “College GameDay” this fall. He also will host coverage of events such as the NFL Draft on ABC and the College Football Playoff National Championship game, with play-by-play duties mixed in.

He also will continue to host “College GameDay” during basketball season, and this summer, will host the UEFA European Football Championship.

“I’m extremely grateful to ESPN and pleased to continue working with my extraordinarily talented colleagues and friends on all of these remarkable projects,” Davis said. “I get to cover the sports I am most passionate about with people who care deeply not only about the show, but the sports themselves. That is what makes our place special, and it’s something I never take for granted.”

Davis is a two-time Sports Emmy Award nominee.

–Field Level Media