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Expert Picks: ESPN College GameDay crew picks Oregon vs. BYU game

It was a split decision on College GameDay, with 3 picks for BYU, and two picks for the Ducks.

After being off the national radar for a week following their season-opening loss, the Oregon Ducks are back in the spotlight once again. With a chance to prove how good they really are against the No. 14 ranked BYU Cougars, the No. 24 ranked Ducks will look to take advantage of that opportunity.

The Ducks have won 20 straight games at Autzen Stadium, and bring one of the best home records in the nation into Saturday’s game. That may not mean much to their opponent, though, who is coming off of a double-overtime win over the No. 9 Baylor Bears last weekend.

The public is pretty split on this game, with Oregon, the lower-ranked team, favored to beat BYU by 3.5 points. On ESPN’s College GameDay, the crew made their picks as they do every week. Here’s where they all landed:

ESPN College GameDay cast has mixed picks on MSU-Washington on Saturday

See who on the ESPN College GameDay cast likes Michigan State to beat Washington on Saturday night

The ESPN College GameDay cast is divided on how Michigan State-Washington will play out on Saturday night.

Of the five analysts and celebrity guest picker, three have the Spartans knocking off the Huskies, while two are in favor of Washington. Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and guest picker country music star Luke Combs liked Michigan State to win this nonconference battle. On the flip side, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit have Washington beating Michigan State.

Like the College GameDay cast, the Spartans Wire staff is also divided on this game. Click here to see our picks for Saturday’s matchup between the Spartans and Huskies.

Kickoff from Husky Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on ABC.

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These 3 App State students just got free tuition from ESPN College GameDay because of their awesome signs

They put some Texas A&M tears to really good use.

It seemed a bit strange at first that literally all of the ESPN College GameDay posters available to students ahead of Saturday’s show disappeared so quickly.

It all makes sense now, though.

It turns out there was a GameDay sign competition where, if someone made a good enough sign, they could win free tuition for the year. Obviously, a lot of the students who pulled up to the set really came with it — especially when it came to making fun of Texas A&M. They were awesome.

So it makes sense that ESPN couldn’t pick just one winner. They picked 3. And they gave them this really cool moment, too.

That’s awesome stuff, man. These signs literally made these folks’ years. And all it took was for their football team to take $1.5 million from Texas A&M. We absolutely love to see it.

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ESPN announces Week 3 destination for College GameDay

Where is ESPN’s College GameDay going in Week 3? A decision has been made.

There may have been a pretty decent chance ESPN would be sending its storied pregame show to Penn State’s road game at Auburn in Week 3, but the events of Week 2 likely carried some significant influence on ESPN’s plans next week.

ESPN announced CollegeGameDay will be broadcasting live from Boone, North Carolina on the campus of Appalachian State. Appalachian State is coming off a signature victory in Week 2 with a road win at Texas A&M. A week after losing an incredibly entertaining shootout against North Carolina, the Mountaineers will now get a chance to be at the center of the college football universe, at least for a few hours. Appalachian State is set to host Troy in what should be a major matchup in the Sun Belt Conference.

The announcement comes on a milestone day for the Sun Belt Conference. In addition to Appalachian State’s upset victory at No. 6 Texas A&M, Marshall pulled a major upset at No. 8 Notre Dame. And in the primetime schedule, Georgia Southern upended Nebraska in a high-scoring affair. It was, arguably, the best day in the history of the Sun Belt Conference, and now one of its perennial contenders will get a chance to host College GameDay.

Penn State and Auburn are set to play in the SEC Game of the Week on CBS in Week 3. Kickoff is set for the traditional CBS timeslot of 3:30 p.m. ET. Both teams will be entering the game with 2-0 records. Penn State improved to 2-0 with a blowout at home against Ohio while Auburn had a more difficult time against San Jose State.

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ESPN’s College GameDay makes their selections for Week Two

Who do you have winning the big games?

It’s a BCS nostalgic weekend as Alabama travels to Austin to face the Texas Longhorns. ESPN’s College GameDay went with them to Doak Walker Stadium and welcomed in guest picker actor Glen Powell. Powell, along with Kirk Herbsterit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and new member Pat McAfee made their selections for the tops games this afternoon. Find out below who they picked to win today.

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Pat McAfee set to join ESPN’s College GameDay

ESPN is reeling in Pat McAfee for its College GameDay

Pat McAfee is going to be one busy person this fall.

The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reported Tuesday that McAfee will be joining the cast of ESPN’s “College Gameday” starting this Saturday when the show is in Austin for Alabama vs Texas.

Update: McAfee is off SmackDown to work on “College GameDay.”

McAfee wouldn’t confirm the news to the Post but tweeted about  it:

McAfee also has a daily show that appears on Youtube. He recently parted ways with Sirius with that program.

He has a $120 million deal with FanDuel over four years. It bears watching whether FanDuel will look to slot the show into its newly launched FanDuel TV, which was previously known as TVG, a horse racing network.

WATCH: Lee Corso picks winner of Ohio State and Notre Dame on College GameDay

See who Lee Corso picked between Ohio State and Notre Dame tonight. What headgear did he put on? #OSUvsND

Lee Corso has been a part of ESPN’s College GameDay ever since the beginning, and he started a tradition that many fans love to follow. When Corso makes his pick for the game of the week, he uses props — often headgear — to compliment who he believes will win the game.

It all started at an Ohio State game over twenty years ago, and the first-ever head gear he put on was the Brutus Buckeye head. It’s all come full circle now.

That’s because Corso whipped the crowd in Columbus into a frenzy when he talked about what Ohio State and Brutus Buckeye means to him vs. what the Catholic in him feels about Notre Dame. According to Corso, it was the hardest pick he ever had to make.

Watch as Corso makes his pick and delights the crowd by slipping the Brutus head on one more time, effectively staking his claim to who would win on Saturday in the top-five matchup in primetime.

For our sake, we can only hope that Corso is correct and that Ohio State starts out on the right foot in game one for what we all believe could be a special season.

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Expert Picks: ESPN College GameDay crew picks Oregon vs. Georgia game

Georgia was the overwhelming favorite to win according to ESPN’s College GameDay crew. See their reasoning for picking Oregon to lose.

There is no better sign that college football has returned than the fact that you woke up on Saturday morning and were able to turn on ESPN’s College GameDay and get your fix.

While the crew paid a touching tribute to Spencer Webb earlier in the day, one of the most exciting segments of the show comes at the end with the crew making game picks. Between Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, and a guest picker — which on Saturday was artist Jack Harlow — we can get a good feel for where the national media stands on the game outcome.

So where did the pickers stand on the Oregon vs. Georgia game? Take a look…

Around the Big Ten: who did ESPN College GameDay pick to win the Big Ten this year?

Who did College GameDay pick to win the Big Ten this year?

Ahead of Saturday’s Week 0, ESPN’s iconic College GameDay put in their picks for the Power Five conferences. The Big Ten held true to form, with three of the four hosts going with the favorite to once again reclaim the conference title.

Last season saw the Big Ten turned upside down a bit. In the final game of the regular season, it was Michigan who booked a spot in Indianapolis for the conference championship game by beating Ohio State. The Buckeyes were the heavy favorite to win the Big Ten last year but Michigan flipped the script, beating their heated rival and then winning the next week to earn a berth in the College Football Playoff.

Wisconsin got some love from ESPN’s crew as well. Penn State, surprisingly, didn’t.

Check out what ESPN’s College GameDay had to say about the Big Ten and who they think will win the conference!

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ESPN College Gameday showing some love for the old school Rutgers helmets

ESPN’s College GameDay includes a nod towards Rutgers football.

The old school Rutgers football helmet from the 1980s made an appearance Saturday on ESPN’s College GameDay .

The iconic helmet appeared on the bookcase behind Chris Fallica, a personality on the program who plays the everyman role blended with a healthy dose of analysis, stats, numbers and trends. His expanding role with GameDay has really added a fun dimension to the broadcast.

Fallica has ties to the area, growing up in Westhampton Suffolk County in Long Island) where he reportedly was a fan of the New York Jets and Penn State football. He went to Miami so maybe Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano’s ties to the Hurricanes program where he was the defensive coordinator might lend some affection here (although the two did not overlap in Coral Gables).

Perhaps Rutgers will need to get Anthony Fucilli on the case here. The sidelines reporter for Rutgers football radio broadcasts, Fucilli is a noted advocate for all things Long Island.

 

Kudos to former Rutgers football quarterback Mike Teel for spotting the throwback helmet. Ironically, Teel never wore that helmet during his time at Rutgers.

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For a history of Rutgers football helmets, check out this fun and historical piece from Kyle Fisher.

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Anyway, it was neat to see the helmet prominently on display during ESPN’s prominent show. Perhaps Fallica will ‘CHOP’ his way and predict a Rutgers win next weekend at Boston College?

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