ESPN ‘College GameDay’ heading to Chapel Hill for 13th time ahead of Duke-UNC rivalry

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

(WNCN) ESPNs College GameDay is returning to the Triangle once again for the newest installment in arguably the greatest rivalry in American sports.The networks flagship live show will make another stop in Chapel Hill ahead of the upcoming Battle for Tobacco Road matchup between the No.

2 ranked Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday.The traveling college basketball show hosted by Rece Davis, accompanied by analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Williams, plans to broadcast live from the Dean E.

Smith Center beginning at 10 a.m.

and be televised on ESPN.This marks the 13th trip to UNC for College GameDay the second most of any school in the country, only trailing Duke with 14 total appearances.Including home and away games, UNC has been featured on the ESPN pregame show 28 times, again slightly behind Duke with 29.DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 1: ESPN College GameDay hosts (L-R) Rece Davis, Andraya Carter, Jay Williams, Seth Greenberg, and Jay Bilas pause during a break in their broadcast ahead of the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on on February 1, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina.

(Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 1: A UNC fan takes a video of the Cameron Crazies during the ESPN College GameDay broadcast ahead of the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on on February 1, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina.

(Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 1: ESPN College GameDay host Jay Williams speaks to a UNC fan ahead of the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on on February 1, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina.

(Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 1: UNC fans pose for a photo during the ESPN College GameDay broadcast ahead of the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on on February 1, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina.

(Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)Both teams are slated to face off this weekend in the 264th meeting between these two historic, storied programs.

Dating back to 1920, the Tar Heels currently hold the all-time series lead with a 145-118 advantage.Duke took care of business in the first meeting between the two rivals at Cameron Indoor Stadium earlier this season, beating the Tar Heels handily in an 87-70 blowout win.For those who wish to attend College GameDay on Saturday, the Smith Centers doors will open at 8:30 a.m.

Fans can begin to line up in front of the arena at 7:30 a.m.Click here to read more information about Saturdays pregame festivities on the UNC Athletics website..

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