This Saturday, CBS will air Duke-North Carolina game in primetime, the last time it will be able to do so as ESPN takes over the ACC contract and ownership of all conference games starting next season through 2023-24. To go out with a bang, CBS not only put the game in primetime, but it will also bring CBS College Sports into the picture with pre and postgame coverage. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will call the game from the Dean Dome for CBS. Adam Zucker and a cast of thousands, o.k., not thousands, but a few, will be on hand for CBS College Sports.
We have the press release for you.
CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS NO. 4 DUKE AT NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA LIVE IN PRIME TIME ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT 8:00 PM, ET
CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BRACKETS GAME COVERAGE WITH SPECIAL PRE- AND POST-GAME SHOWS LIVE FROM CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
CBS Sports broadcasts *No. 4-ranked Duke at No. 13-ranked North Carolina in prime time on Saturday, March 5 (8:00 PM, ET). This marks the first time the Duke-North Carolina rivalry airs in prime time on network television. CBS College Sports Network brackets CBS Sports’ broadcast of Duke-North Carolina with special pre- and post-game coverage live on-site from Chapel Hill, N.C.
CBS Sports’ lead college basketball broadcast team of Jim Nantz and analyst Clark Kellogg call the action from the Dean E. Smith Center. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports’ coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Bob Fishman directs.
CBS College Sports Network’s coverage tips off with a special two-hour edition of INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL (6:00-8:00 PM, ET) live from outside the Dean E. Smith Center, which previews the game and captures all the excitement and festivities around the Duke-UNC rivalry. The Network airs a half-hour post-game show immediately following the game. The shows are open to the public.
Host Adam Zucker is joined by former North Carolina star Jerry Stackhouse, former Duke star Alaa Abdelnaby, CBS College Sports Network analyst Wally Szczerbiak and reporter Lauren Shehadi.
For all the latest CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network news, follow along on Twitter via @CBSSportsGang.
*AP Poll as of 2/28
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