The self-anointed Worldwide Leader in Sports made Dover the center of its vast TV universe Oct. 29.

ESPN’s popular "First Take" live show found a captive and enthusiastic audience when it aired at 10 a.m. from the Delaware State University campus.

Memorial Hall gymnasium, packed with DSU students providing a colorful red-and-sky-blue backdrop, served as the center-court studio for hosts Stephen A. Smith, Cam Newton and Amina Smith. They were flanked by the DSU football team, Approaching Storm band, cheerleaders and dance team members.

What brought the two-hour show to Delaware State?

The Hornets’ new football coach DeSean Jackson, the former NFL star, and DSU’s looming nationally televised bout with fellow ex-Eagle Michael Vick’s Norfolk State team Oct. 30 at Lincoln Financial Fiel

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