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SportsCenter on the road

Feature

December 9, 2014

| Kate Rosen

7. Tuscaloosa (Nov. 4)

"There's nothing like a Saturday in the South during college football season! The energy in Tuscaloosa was at such a high level – it was the epitome of a big-time college football atmosphere. I'll never forget walking to the SportsCenter set at 6:30 a.m. on game day with those loud, passionate college kids, who likely hadn't been to bed, but were ready to be part of something so fun. It was easily my favorite day at ESPN to this point." --Matt Barrie, studio host(Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)
“There’s nothing like a Saturday in the South during college football season! The energy in Tuscaloosa was at such a high level – it was the epitome of a big-time college football atmosphere. I’ll never forget walking to the SportsCenter set at 6:30 a.m. on game day with those loud, passionate college kids, who likely hadn’t been to bed, but were ready to be part of something so fun. It was easily my favorite day at ESPN to this point.” — Matt Barrie, SportsCenter anchor (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)