South Carolina women's basketball and Texas drew record viewership numbers on Sunday, peaking at 1.3 million viewers, according to ESPN. On Tuesday, ESPN revealed on social media that the Sunday afternoon meeting between the SEC leaders was the most-watched women's basketball game across ESPN platforms this season.

On Sunday, as millions of fans were getting ready for Super Bowl LIX, ESPN had a Top-5 women’s basketball appetizer. No. 2 South Carolina and No. 4 Texas squared off in Austin – and it became the network’s most-watched women’s basketball game of the 2024-25 season so far.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team needs to 'start fresh and reboot' according to ESPN. There is no hiding the fact that the 2024-2025 men's col