NFL Network airs NFL Combine coverage
The NFL Network once again is providing extensive coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine from Indianapolis. For the second year in a row, the running backs are included in the first group of workouts on Friday, joining the offensive linemen and special teams. Coverage continues with the quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends on Saturday, linebackers and defensive linemen on Sunday and defensive backs on Monday. Coverage begins each day at 7 a.m.
Rich Eisen anchors 21-man broadcast team, which includes NFL Draft experts Mike Mayock, Charles Davis and Daniel Jeremiah. Commentators also include Marshall
Faulk on running backs (Friday), Shaun O’Hara on offensive linemen (Friday), David Carr on quarterbacks (Saturday), Michael Irvin and Steve
Smith Sr. on wide receivers (Saturday), Willie
McGinest on pass rushers (Sunday) and Deion Sanders on defensive backs (Monday).
Short takes
The Thunder makes another national TNT appearance at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Portland (Kevin
Harlan, Reggie Miller and
reporter Lewis Johnson). TNT’s first game is Golden State at Chicago at 6 p.m.
(Marv Albert, Brent Barry and reporter Kristen Ledlow).
ESPN has added the Cleveland at Atlanta game at 5 p.m. Friday (Mark Jones, Doris Burke and reporter
Cassidy Hubbarth) to its schedule, replacing Miami at Orlando. ESPN’s second game is San Antonio at New Orleans at 7:30 p.m.
(Dave Pasch and Doug Collins). ABC’s Saturday prime time game is L.A. Clippers at Chicago at 6:30 p.m. (Mark Jones, Hubie Brown and reporter Lisa Salters).
TNT’s “Players Only” concept continues Monday night with former NBA and WNBA stars serving all broadcast roles. The doubleheader has Indiana at Charlotte at 6 p.m. (Brent Barry, Grant Hill, Derek Fisher
and reporter Dennis Scott) and Boston at L.A. Clippers at 8:30 p.m. (Greg Anthony,
Kevin McHale, Richard Hamilton and reporter Lisa Leslie). The postgame show includes Chris Webber, Chris Bosh, Isiah Thomas and Baron Davis.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” wraps up the regular season at Chapel Hill, N.C., in advance of No. 17 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina at 6:15 p.m. on the network
(Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and
reporter Maria Taylor). “GameDay” airs at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday.
OSU will be in the national spotlight when it hosts No. 1 Kansas at 4 p.m.
Saturday on ESPN (Rich Hollenberg and Miles Simon).
Jon Gruden has lined up seven quarterbacks for his next season of his “Quarterback Camp,” which debuts April 11. The list includes Deshaun Watson (Clemson), Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee), Brad Kaaya (Miami, Fla.), DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame), Patrick Mahomes (Texas
Tech), Nathan Peterman (Pittsburgh) and Mitch
Trubisky (North Carolina).