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‘College GameDay’ Week 16 location

Will ESPN’s “College GameDay” attend the Army versus Navy game this Saturday?

ESPN’s “College GameDay” will not be attending the the Army Black Nights versus Navy Midshipmen game or any other college football game in Week 16. The Army-Navy game is college football’s regular season finale and has the weekend to itself (outside of the Celebration Bowl and Veterans Bowl).

Army versus Navy will be played in the Washington Commanders’ stadium, Northwest Stadium, on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Army (11-1) and Navy (8-3) are both having outstanding seasons and the Army-Navy rivalry is the best in college football (sorry Ohio State-Michigan, Army and Navy know good sportsmanship).

The Army-Navy game will be televised on CBS. ESPN’s matchup predictor gives Army a 65.9% chance to win.

It is always understandable that GameDay does not want to attend a neutral site game. However, last week GameDay attended the No. 5 Georgia versus No. 2 Texas game in the SEC championship in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia won in the SEC championship’s first ever overtime game. 

GameDay attended 10 games with at least one SEC team this season, which is more than any other conference. GameDay attended the Army-Navy game every season from 2014-2021, but has not attended an Army-Navy game for three straight seasons.

GameDay did announce where it will be for the first-round of the College Football Playoff. The crew plans to attend the Notre Dame versus Indiana game on Friday, Dec. 20 and then the Ohio State versus Tennessee game on Saturday, Dec. 21.

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Next week, GameDay will begin coverage at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday and 9 a.m. ET on Saturday (ESPN). Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee all serve as college football analysts for GameDay.

‘College GameDay’ announces CFP location: Will Clemson finally be featured?

ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ has announced locations for two CFP games.

It’s been a while since Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers have been in a game featured on ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

And it’s going to be at least a while longer.

On Wednesday, GameDay announced two locations for the first round of the College Football Playoffs. The crew of Nick Saban, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee will be in South Bend, Ind., on Friday, Dec. 20 for the matchup between the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) and the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) at Notre Dame Stadium.

The following Saturday, GameDay will be in Columbus for the first-round game between the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Kickoff for Tennessee-Ohio State is at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN.

That same day, No. 12 seed Clemson (10-3 overall) faces the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (11-2) at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin at 4 p.m. ET.

While Clemson-Texas will be broadcast on TNT, the game will feature ESPN announcers as part of a five-year agreement to sublicense select CFP games to TNT Sports beginning in 2024.

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The last time College GameDay was on site for a game that involved the Tigers was on Oct. 1, 2022. That day, Clemson hosted rival NC State in a top 10 matchup in Death Valley. Clemson, then ranked No. 5, defeated No. 10 NC State, 30-20.

The Tigers, ranked No. 13 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, defeated the SMU Mustangs, 34-31, on a 56-yard Nolan Hauser field goal as time expired in the ACC Championship Game last Saturday to advance to the CFP for the first time since 2020.

Texas fell, 22-19. to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game. The Longhorns are ranked No. 4 in the Coaches Poll.

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‘College GameDay’ announces next location, with unique twist

Where will Nick Saban and the rest of the College GameDay crew go next? Here’s what you need to know.

The regular season is over for the Power Four college football conferences and the final 12-team CFP field has been set.

Only one regular season FBS matchup is left on the schedule: the annual Army-Navy game, set for Saturday at 3 p.m. ET at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. Unlike last year, however, ESPN’s “College GameDay” will not be in attendance for Army vs. Navy.

Instead, the iconic pregame show announced Wednesday that its next stops will be at two first-round College Football Playoff sites.

The crew of Nick Saban, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee will be at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., for the first-round playoff matchup between the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) and No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) on Friday, Dec. 20.

The following day, GameDay will head to Columbus for the first-round game between the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers and No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium.

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It’s a unique twist with GameDay planning to visit two destinations in back-to-back days. Moreover, the show will not begin broadcasting from South Bend on Dec. 20 until 2:30 p.m. CT. The Hoosiers and Fighting Irish are scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. that night at Notre Dame Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN.

As for the following day, GameDay will begin broadcasting in its usual time slot at 8 a.m. CT from Columbus ahead of that night’s Tennessee-Ohio State game. Kickoff for Vols vs. Buckeyes is at 7 p.m. CT on Dec. 21. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN.

It’s the first time this season that GameDay will be in South Bend. Their last visit to Notre Dame was on Sept. 23, 2023 when the Irish hosted Ohio State. The Buckeyes won 17-14 on a one-yard touchdown from Chip Trayanum with one second left in regulation.

The visit to Columbus will be the 25th time that Ohio State has hosted GameDay, the most of any college football program. Alabama is second, having hosted 19 times. It will also mark the second time that GameDay has been at Ohio State this season. GameDay was in Columbus on Nov. 23 when Ryan Day’s team hosted Indiana.

Alabama football 2024 schedule

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) are spending bowl season in Tampa, Fla. The Tide will face the Michigan Wolverines (7-5) in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly the Outback Bowl) at Raymond James Stadium on Dec. 31.

Kickoff for Alabama vs. Michigan is set for 11 a.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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‘College GameDay’ coming to Notre Dame for College Football Playoff

Get ready to reserve your place in the crowd.

ESPN and ABC will broadcast the first-round College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame and Indiana. And “College GameDay” wants to be in South Bend before it kicks off.

The popular college football program has announced that Notre Dame will be one of two stops it will make during that weekend. It also will be at Ohio State before it plays Tennessee the following day.

This will be the 37th time the Irish have been featured on “College GameDay” and the second time this season after they were featured ahead of their season-opening victory over Texas A&M. They currently have an unfortunate 16-20 all-time record in those games so far.

“College GameDay” last came to South Bend a season ago. That was before the Irish infamously had only 10 men on the field on the play that caused them to lose in gut-wrenching fashion to Ohio State. Hopefully, the Irish fans who gather on the Library Lawn this time around will be a lot happier after this upcoming appearance.

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Rece Davis’ controversial CFB rankings after championship weekend

Rece Davis’ top 10 rankings after Week 15. He ranks Penn State lower than most!

ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Rece Davis released his top 10 college football rankings after championship weekend. Davis is an Associated Press voter and made a few changes after conference championship week ended.

The Georgia Bulldogs headed to Atlanta to face the Texas Longhorns in the SEC championship game. The game was tight the whole way through, even with Georgia losing Carson Beck to injury in the second half.

The Bulldogs had the lead and the ball with less than four minutes left to go in the fourth quarter, but backup Gunner Stockton threw an interception, and Texas kicked a field goal to sent it to overtime tied 16-16. In overtime, Texas could only muster a field goal, while Georgia’s Trevor Etienne scored the game-winning touchdown to win 22-19.

As a result, Georgia earns the No. 2 seed, a first-round bye, and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. The Bulldogs rank second on Rece Davis’ rankings. Despite the loss, the Texas Longhorns rank third on Davis’ rankings.

Davis’ rankings have some controversy to them. The Big Ten championship game featured Oregon and Penn State. While the Nittany Lions offense was good, it couldn’t keep up with the Ducks, and Penn State lost 45-37. Davis put Oregon at the top spot of the rankings, but Penn State fell to No. 7, behind Tennessee, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Controversy is even more extreme with Rece Davis. The ACC championship game featuring Clemson and SMU was a whirlwind. Clemson built a 31-14 lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Mustangs rattled off 17 unanswered points to tie it with 16 seconds left. Then, the Tigers returned the kickoff to the Clemson 41-yard line, and Cade Klubnik threw an 18-yard dime to set up Clemson kicker Noah Hauser for a game-winning 56-yard field goal.

Despite the ACC championship outcome, Davis didn’t vote either SMU or Clemson in the top 10. Neither did he vote Arizona State, the Big 12 champion, in the top 10 either. Instead, he voted the Miami Hurricanes at No. 10. Alabama and Ole Miss make up spots No. 11 and 12, respectively.

The schedule for bowls is officially out, so Rece Davis’ final rankings will not come out for at least another month. Georgia Bulldogs fans are hoping that they’re on top of the rankings then!

Rece Davis’ top 10 college football rankings after Week 15:

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  1. Oregon Ducks
  2. Georgia Bulldogs
  3. Texas Longhorns
  4. Tennessee Volunteers
  5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  6. Ohio State Buckeyes
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions
  8. Indiana Hoosiers
  9. Boise State Broncos
  10. Miami Hurricanes

Timothée Chalamet being the only College GameDay panelist to pick Ohio inspired great Dune jokes

LISAN AL GAIB!

Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet really does know ball after he stumped the rest of the ESPN College GameDay panel with his MAC championship game pick on Saturday.

While the rest of ESPN’s college football personalities picked Miami (Ohio) to emerge victorious, Chalamet broke down why he was riding with Ohio to win the game instead.

Well, the Bobcats made good on Chalamet’s confidence and won the MAC title convincingly with a 38-3 victory.

Chalamet also got his Arizona State and Jacksonville State picks right, but it’s the Ohio pick specifically that got fans remembering who he is: the Lisan al Gaib.

Oh yes, the Dune jokes were absolutely great for Chalamet making his prophetic Ohio pick.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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‘College GameDay’ predicts winner of Georgia vs. Texas

ESPN’s “College GameDay” team make their predictions on the SEC championship game

ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew has made their SEC championship predictions. Earlier this year, the crew picked the Texas Longhorns would win, but the Georgia Bulldogs proved them wrong in a dominant 30-15 win.

Georgia has a rematch with Texas in the SEC title game. Both teams have gone through more adversity and have made adjustments, so both teams will be completely different from the last matchup.

Former NFL punter and college football expert Pat McAfee called the Dawgs and picked Georgia to win. “Give me Georgia! Welcome to the SEC (Steve) Sark,” said McAfee.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban predicts that Texas will win. He claims he flipped a coin and it landed on Texas again. Former Michigan Wolverines legend Desmond Howard also predicts that Texas will win the SEC championship.

GameDay guest picker Timothee Chalamet, who is a three-time Golden Globe winner, picked Texas to win against Georgia. Pat McAfee is the only  member of the GameDay crew that predicted Georgia to beat Texas.

Kirk Herbstreit did not make a prediction because he is commentating the Georgia-Texas game.

Timothée Chalamet KNOWS BALL and impressed fans with his GameDay picks

Timothée Chalamet picked Texas over Georgia on GameDay for his Interstellar “movie dad,” Matthew McConaughey.

Timothée Chalamet joined ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday from the SEC championship game between No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia, and the Dune actor didn’t disappoint with his appearance. In fact, he impressed college football fans quite a bit, beyond putting up $400,000 on the field goal challenge (and almost regretting it).

Turns out, Chalamet KNOWS BALL, and he showed off his college football knowledge when making his picks with Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee.

ESPN delivered a supercut of all Chalamet’s GameDay picks, and sure, he had notes in front of him like a lot of guest pickers, but he clearly watches the sport and knows what he’s talking about. He had stats and program culture knowledge to back up his predictions, and he was absolutely captivating.

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For his conference championship picks, Chalamet went with Jackson State over Southern in the SWAC game, Ohio over Miami (Ohio) in the MAC game, Louisiana over Marshall in the Sun Belt game, Arizona State over Iowa State in the Big 12 game, SMU over Clemson in the ACC game, Oregon over Penn State in the Big Ten game and Texas over Georgia in the SEC game.

Hilariously, Chalamet’s rationale for picking the Longhorns over the Bulldogs boiled down to his Interstellar “movie dad,” Matthew McConaughey, and apologized to Georgia fans for his pick.

College football fans loved Timothée Chalamet’s College GameDay picks

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Who did Timothée Chalamet, College Gameday crew pick ahead of Texas and Georgia?

Who did the ESPN College Gameday crew pick ahead of the SEC Championship Texas vs Georgia rematch.

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs are locked in for rematch in Atlanta for the SEC Championship. This rematch follows their October game, where Georgia emerged victorious in Austin with a score of 30-15.

However, it’s worth noting that the chances of Texas or Georgia being excluded from the College Football Playoff are extremely slim. A win for Texas guarantees them a first-round bye. Conversely, a loss for Texas could lead to their placement in No. 5 or No. 6 spot, where they would face a potential lower seeded team at DKR. Following that, it’ll be a bowl game quarterfinal if they win, semi-final then the a trip right back to Atlanta, if they win out. Very fluid situation for the committee to unpack.

Tomorrow is selection Sunday, and we should know then. Here’s a look at possible projections for Texas.

So who did the ESPN College GameDay crew pick?

Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler are ineligible for picks as they are calling the SEC Championship on ABC later this afternoon. Lee Corso was not in attendance because of a minor procedure.

The picks for the SEC Championship:

Nick Saban:  Texas

Desmond Howard: Texas

Pat MacAffe: Georgia

Timothée Chalamet (Actor, Guest Picker): Texas

The Longhorns and Georgia will kickoff on ABC at 3pm CT.

Nick Saban predicts major conference championship game upset on ‘College GameDay’

Check out who Nick Saban picked to win Saturday’s conference championship games, including No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia in the SEC title game.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban made his predictions for Saturday’s conference championship games in the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 on “College GameDay” Saturday.

Saban and the GameDay crew of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and actor Timothée Chalamet (celebrity guest picker) were on site in Atlanta ahead of the top five showdown between the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs and the No. 2 Texas Longhorns in the SEC Championship Game.

With the winners on championship Saturday set to clinch a berth — and in many cases a first-round bye — in the 12-team College Football Playoff, here’s who Saban picked to win Saturday’s games.

Nick Saban predicts Georgia-Texas SEC Championship Game winner

Saban picked Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns to win the rematch over Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs. Georgia and Texas met in the regular season on Oct. 19 in Austin, a 30-15 Georgia win. Smart and Sarkisian are two former Saban assistant coaches at Alabama that helped lead the Crimson Tide to national championships.

Saban said:

“So I flipped a coin on this one last time because I didn’t want to pick against either one of the guys that did a great job of coaching for me. So I’m staying with the coin toss again. It came up Texas and I am coming up Texas again today.”

Georgia-Texas is set for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC.

Nick Saban’s Big Ten title game prediction

In picking the Big Ten championship matchup between the No. 1 Oregon Ducks and No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions, Saban said:

“I’m taking Oregon. One of the misconceptions about Oregon’s team is how physical they are. Everybody sees them as a skill team, but I really like what Dan Lanning has done to match the physicality of Penn State.”

Kickoff for Penn State-Oregon is set for 7 p.m. CT from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on CBS.

Nick Saban sees Clemson upset of SMU in ACC title clash

Saban took Dabo Swinney and the No. 17 Clemson Tigers in an upset over the No. 7 SMU Mustangs in the ACC Championship Game.

“I like Clemson. I think Dabo being in this game many, many times before, his team knows how to prepare for it, and I think the weather is going to have some impact on how SMU plays.”

Overnight lows are expected to drop to near freezing temperatures in Charlotte Saturday night. Clemson vs. SMU is set for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC at Bank of America Stadium.

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In the Big 12 title game, Saban picked No. 13 Arizona State to beat No. 16 Iowa State at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff for Arizona State-Iowa State is at 11 a.m. CT on ABC.