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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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Five MSU Football games that could land ESPN College GameDay this year

Will ESPN’s College GameDay be coming to our city this fall?

Will ESPN’s College GameDay be coming to our city this fall? There’s a good chance at least one Michigan State game this year will feature the iconic pregame show in attendance.

Here are five potential matchups on the Spartans’ 2022 schedule that could be big enough to land College GameDay this year:

Rece Davis mentions Clemson as one of his top 3 campuses for College GameDay

ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis recently joined the Gramlich and Mac Lain podcast with Kelly Gramlich and former Clemson offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain. One of the topics Davis discussed is the top three campuses to do a GameDay show on, in …

ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis recently joined the Gramlich and Mac Lain podcast with Kelly Gramlich and former Clemson offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain.

One of the topics Davis discussed is the top three campuses to do a GameDay show on, in his opinion.

Davis named Washington State as his favorite and James Madison as another favorite of his before mentioning Clemson as well.

“You could choose Clemson or anywhere in the SEC and not be wrong in the top three,” Davis said. “So, I’d probably say that – just for the sake of your listeners and your affinities – I would say Clemson’s as good as we do. We’re up there on the hill. It’s a fun place to go. I get to go to Smokin’ Pig. (ESPN college football analyst David) Pollack found ‘Sloppy Body’ guy, and then we had the mud splash there. So, there’s always something fun that happens when we go to Clemson.”

You can watch Davis’ full interview with Mac Lain and Gramlich below:

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Ohio State vs. Notre Dame to be in prime time

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I’m always grateful for Ohio State’s efforts at trying to schedule a big nonconference game almost annually on the gridiron. There are several big ones already agreed to in the future, and one of those is this coming fall against Notre Dame.

The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish don’t meet that often, so when they do, it’s definitely a made-for-television affair with two of the most historical programs of all time.

It appears the suits know it too because the game time for the titanic clash on September 3 in the ‘Shoe has been announced. Rejoice Ohio State fans because it will indeed be a nighttime affair set for 7:30 pm ET with ESPN’s College Gameday in attendance. The game will be telvised on ABC.

It feels a little bit different to have a big Ohio State football game not on FOX with Joel Klatt and Gus Johnson on the call, but I for one am glad this one will take place in the Central Ohio air with the sun below the horizon.

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Predicting each ESPN College GameDay location for the 2022 season

Where will ESPN’s “College GameDay” travel each week?

The 2022 college football season is inching closer and closer each day that passes. Continue reading “Predicting each ESPN College GameDay location for the 2022 season”

‘Too good to pass up’: Lincoln Riley talks OU exit and USC job on ESPN’s College GameDay

Former Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley joined College GameDay and discussed his reasons for leaving to USC.

The questions aren’t going away any time soon for former Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley. That was the case again as Riley joined ESPN’s College GameDay and was asked why he chose to leave OU to become the new head football coach at USC.

ESPN’s David Pollack asked Riley how hard his decision to leave Oklahoma was.

“It was, I don’t know that I can even describe how hard it was, but executing it was hard. The people there that you love, the relationships, all the great memories. That was the hard part, but this was the right thing for my family, for me professionally. It was just the right place at the right time, and so really had no hesitation about that part of it. Just again I feel like what this can be is I think we’re very uniquely positioned right now with all that’s changing in college football and as you looked ahead, I felt like, man, this was just too good to pass up,” Riley said.

Riley takes over a USC program that ended its 2021 season with a 4-8 record. The Trojans lost six of their last seven games and finished the season on a four-game losing streak.

Riley is also looking to find another assistant coach after reports surfaced yesterday that former OU assistant coach Jamar Cain would no longer be following Riley to USC. Instead, Cain is reportedly off to join Brian Kelly’s staff at LSU as the Tigers’ defensive line coach and run game coordinator.

Cain coached outside linebackers and defensive ends at Oklahoma.

While Riley shipped off to Hollywood, Oklahoma hired its top target to be its next head football coach in former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

“I’m honored and I’m humbled to stand with you and before you today as your next head football coach here at Oklahoma. Again, one of the winningest and storied, tradition-rich programs in the history of college football,” Venables said on Dec. 6 in his introduction ceremony inside the Everest Center in Norman.

If what Riley was referring to with his comments about college football changing was OU and Texas moving to the SEC, then Oklahoma fans can feel good that they have the right head coach to lead them into the nation’s toughest conference and into the future.

“Now, taking the lead and also taking it through one of the biggest transitions in the history of college football. Taking Oklahoma from the Big 12 to the SEC, you’ve got your guy to take you on this journey. Also, make no mistake about it. Oklahoma has been and always will be the measuring stick in college football. We will employ an exciting, fast, explosive and diverse offense combined with a physical, punishing, suffocating defense,” Venables said.

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ESPN College GameDay Crowd Chants SEC during USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley Interview

Making an appearance on ESPN “College GameDay” Lincoln Riley was serenaded with chants of “SEC” by fans in Atlanta for the SEC Championship.

Though it was refuted by the people in the know, there were whispers that he wasn’t exactly fond of the Oklahoma Sooners move to the SEC. Making an appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” via video call, Lincoln Riley was serenaded with chants of “SEC” from fans in attendance in Atlanta for the SEC Championship.

The fans were not letting up on Riley or the Pac-12 either as this fan had a very timely sign to express his feelings toward Lincoln Riley’s move to USC.

Though the assumption is he’ll be just as successful, he still has to go and build a program that was 22-20 over the last four seasons. Before Lincoln Riley arrived to be the offensive coordinator under Bob Stoops, the Sooners were 39-13 from 2011-2014.

Riley had a good tenure at Oklahoma with four Big 12 championships in five seasons but was unable to get past the mighty SEC in three playoff appearances, losing three straight to Georgia, Alabama, and LSU. It’s fitting that his first interview with College GameDay after making the move received was greeted with the SEC chant as a reception.

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The College GameDay crew is split on their prediction for SEC Championship

The picks WERE NOT unanimous!

The No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, according to the College Football Playoff committee, in the 2021 SEC Championship. The game has a title on the line, but also has major playoff implications for Nick Saban and his program, which seeks national championship No. 19.

The ESPN College GameDay crew did their show from Atlanta, where the SEC Title game is held, and made their picks for today’s conference championships.

When it got to Georgia vs. Alabama, everything was leaning in the Bulldogs favor.

The fan vote had Georgia winning with a total vote of 78%, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit also selected Georgia. The celebrity guest picker, Georgia native country artist Zac Brown, obviously chose his Bulldogs to win.

However, when it came time for Lee Corso to put on the mascot head and make his pick, Sweet Home Alabama began to play and Corso put on the Big Al head. All that to say: Alabama upsets Georgia.

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