‘Oregon is going to win in Columbus:’ ESPN Gameday crew shows confidence in Ducks

ESPN College Gameday host Rece Davis went out on a limb and said Oregon was going defeat Ohio State in Columbus Sept. 11.

At long last, college football is finally back, and with it comes a load of pre-season predictions. When going over the over/unders for wins in a season, naturally Oregon came up.

The Ducks’ over/under for total wins this season was nine and all of the ESPN Gameday hosts said Oregon would have a 10-win season by picking the over. But host Rece Davis went further.

What’s that with getting in front of stuff? I’m not assuming Oregon is going to lose in Columbus. Oregon is going to win in Columbus.

After Davis made his bold prediction, Desmond Howard, albeit quietly and almost unnoticeable, agreed with his partner on his right. Howard is a Michigan alum and probably will pick Oregon because of that fact.

They all said Ohio State was the cream of the crop where the Big 10 is concerned and didn’t see a game where the Buckeyes were not at least 14-point favorites.

The Ohio State/Oregon is definitely the marquee game early in the college football season and it’s going to be a great matchup. But most so-called experts are going to pick Ohio State, at home, over the visiting Quack Attack.

In a later segment, the host all picked Oregon to win the Pac-12, except for Lee Corso. The elder statesman of the group said USC was going to win the conference. No comment from Corso’s favorite mascot, The Duck, however.

What is Penn State’s all-time record when featured on ESPN’s College GameDay?

What is Penn State’s all-time record when ESPN’s College GameDay is on the scene?

It is always a big deal whenever your team and city gets mentioned in the national spotlight for one of the biggest games in college football that everyone is talking about.

ESPN College Gameday got started in 1993 and has been at some of the best games in history. Along the way, the iconic Lee Corso has been the headliner of the show by putting on the headgear for his pick in the game of the day. The tradition started at Penn State’s expense when Corso donned the mascot head of Brutus, Ohio State’s mascot, when GameDay attended the 1996 matchup between Ohio State and Penn State in Columbus, Ohio. From there, a tradition was born.

Penn State games against Ohio State have been a bit of a staple for GameDay. The matchup between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes is tied for the most GameDay spotlights with 11 total. The only other matchup with that many GameDay appearances is Alabama vs LSU.

Here’s a look back at how Penn State has performed anytime GameDay has set up its on-location studio on the scene, whether in Happy Valley or elsewhere in the country.

Entire ESPN College Gameday crew picks Oklahoma to beat Oklahoma State

The entire ESPN College Gameday crew has selected the Sooners to win Bedlam tonight against rival Oklahoma State.

ESPN’s College Gameday was in Norman this morning to preview the all-important Bedlam clash between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State tonight.

The program featured a one-one-one interview with Sooner quarterback Spencer Rattler and had former Oklahoma basketball star Trae Young as the celebrity guest picker.

Of course, the most famous segment of the show comes at the end when the entire panel picks winners of the best games of the day – and longtime ESPN analyst Lee Corso makes his headgear pick.

The crew has spoken on tonight’s huge Big 12 battle with every single member taking Oklahoma to win tonight against the Cowboys – including Corso and his famous antics along with his selection.

Now we all just have to wait and see if the crew put the hex on the Sooners with the jinx here. It is worth mentioning, the entire crew did all take Oklahoma to beat Texas earlier this season and was correct.

The game will kickoff tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ABC.

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WATCH: ESPN College Gameday goes one-on-one with Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler

Spencer Rattler did a one-on-one interview with ESPN’s Maria Taylor today on College Gameday.

ESPN’s famous pregame show College Gameday is in Norman today ahead of Oklahoma’s huge Bedlam clash with rival Oklahoma State.

On the program, Maria Taylor sat down for a one-on-one interview with the Sooners’ quarterback Spencer Rattler to discuss what it’s like being the front man at a program with so much recent quarterback success and what he had learned from the guys who came before him.

“I’d say the biggest thing I learned is just how to handle being in that light, at this university especially,” Rattler said. “It’s a huge position, so just being able to take bits and pieces of what they’ve (previous Oklahoma QB’s) done, that definitely helps you grow as a player.”

The Bedlam-centered program is taking place inside Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and will feature former Sooner basketball star Trae Young as the guest picker.

The game itself will take place tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ABC.

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ESPN College GameDay coming to Oklahoma for Bedlam

For the first time since 2012, ESPN’s College Gameday will be heading to Norman next weekend.

After some speculation throughout the week, it has been announced and made official: ESPN’s College Gamedayis heading to Norman for Bedlam next weekend.

The game will feature a top-20 matchup of in-state rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State with a great deal on the line in terms of competing for a Big 12 championship.

This will be the first time the famous pregame show has come to Norman since Notre Dame played the Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 2012. The Fighting Irish won that game 30-13.

Although, they have been to several Oklahoma games since then when they were the visiting team – most recently being last year’s Red River Showdown where the Sooners defeated Texas 34-27.

This will be the seventh time College Gameday has come to the annual Bedlam game, with Oklahoma having won all of the previous six.

No fans will be allowed as the back drop like normal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but hosting the nationally beloved program is still an honor that will be sure to excite many Sooners fans.

The game itself is set for 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday night and will be broadcast on ABC.

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Another update on Wisconsin football’s COVID-19 outbreak

Saturday morning, another update about Wisconsin football’s COVID-19 outbreak came from Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez on ESPN College Gameda…

Saturday morning, another update about Wisconsin football’s COVID-19 outbreak came from Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez on ESPN College Gameday.

Related: How Wisconsin canceling the Nebraska game affects the rest of the season

Alvarez announced that the latest report this morning has 10 staff members and 12 players that have contracted COVID-19. Alvarez also stated that there are still additions in cases and that it is ‘something we have to get our arms around and control it.’ Later on in the interview, Alvarez also stated that a decision will be made regarding the November 7th game against Purdue on Tuesday of next week per ESPN’s Jen Lada.

This makes a total of 22 positive cases of COVID-19 from Wisconsin football in the last week, and this is a significant jump from the 16 cases reported in the update from Wisconsin football on Thursday. The reported cases for COVID-19 on the team so far include quarterback Graham Mertz, backup quarterback Chase Wolf, and head coach Paul Chryst.

The chances of Wisconsin playing against Purdue are continuing to drop as cases of COVID-19 rise on this Wisconsin football team. Stay tuned to Badgerswire for updates on the developing situation.

ESPN’s College GameDay headed to Happy Valley for Ohio State game against Penn State next week

ESPN’s College GameDay has announced that it’ll travel to Happy Valley for the game between Penn State and Ohio State next Saturday.

It didn’t take long for ESPN’s traveling road circus known as College GameDay to make its way to a Big Ten campus. Just two weeks into the very delayed start of the conference slate in the heartland, GameDay announced that it’ll be traveling to Happy Valley to be on hand for the Penn State vs. Ohio State contest this coming Saturday night.

Unfortunately, the game lost quite a bit of the luster because the Nittany Lions still aren’t elite and lost to Indiana in the season opener Saturday. Ohio State, on the other hand, more than took care of business against Nebraska by making a public spectacle of the Cornhuskers in the second half, winning going away by a score of 52-17.

The game will be air at 8 PM EDT on ABC. Mark your calendars, cancel any prior engagements, and set the DVR now.

 

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‘The Bear’ picks MSU-Rutgers on ESPN’s College GameDay

Chris Fallica includes MSU-Rutgers in his weekly best bets segment on ESPN’s College GameDay — see who he picked.

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If you’re a fan of ESPN’s College GameDay then you’re aware of Chris Fallica — aka The Bear — and his weekly best bets where he picks three games against the spread, and this week he included the Spartans in his picks.

Fallica picked Rutgers to cover the 11.5-point spread in today’s matchup, pointing out MSU has been a terrible double-digit favorite in the past. The Bear also went as far to say the Scarlet Knights could win this game outright — that’s not something Spartan fans wanted to hear.

Fallica is 12-6 in his “Big Board” picks so far this season so we’ll see if he’s right again with today’s pick against the Spartans.

Kickoff between the Spartans and Scarlet Knights is scheduled for noon today. The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

Check out our full MSU-Rutgers preview, including the Spartans Wire’s picks for today’s game

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The picks are in, ESPN analysis predict the top games today

ESPN’s College GameDay crew along with guest picker Alex Rodriguez select the winners from today’s games.

Each week right as College GameDay is ending, the panel and a special guest make their selections of winners for the days game. Today, the panel welcomes in former Miami, FL and MLB baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

A-Rod has an undefeated record as a guest picker, so he knows more than just baseball. Find out who Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and A-Rod choose today.

North Carolina St. vs. Virginia

A-Rod – UVA

Howard – NC St.

Pollack – UVA

Herbstriet – NC St.

Corso – UVA

 

Pitt vs. Boston College

A-Rod – BC

Howard – Pitt

Pollack – Pitt

Herbstriet – BC

Corso – BC

 

Florida St. Vas Notre Dame

A-Rod – ND

Howard – ND

Pollack – ND

Herbstreit – ND

Corso – ND

 

Virginia Tech vs North Carolina

A-Rod – UNC

Howard – VT

Pollack – UNC

Herbstreit – VT

Corso – VT

 

Texas Tech vs. Iowa St.

A-Rod – Iowa St.

Howard – Iowa St.

Pollack – Iowa St.

Herbstreit – Iowa St.

Corso – Iowa St.

 

Kansas St vs TCU

A-Rod – TCU

Howard – TCU

Pollack – TCU

Herbstreit – TCU

Corso – TCU

 

Texas vs. Oklahoma

A-Rod – Texas

Howard – Texas

Pollack – Texas

Herbstreit – Texas

Corso – Texas

 

Arkansas vs. Auburn

A-Rob – Auburn

Howard – Auburn

Pollack – Auburn

Herbstreit – Arkansas

Corso – Auburn

 

Texas A&M vs. Florida

A-Rod – A&M

Howard – UF

Pollack – A&M

Herbstreit – UF

Corso – UF

 

Alabama vs Ole Miss

A-Rod – Bama

Howard – Bama

Pollack – Bama

Herbstreit – Bama

Corso – Bama

 

Tennessee vs. Georgia

A-Rod – UGA

Howard – UGA

Pollack – UGA

Herbstreit – UGA

Corso – UGA

 

Miami FL vs Clemson

A-Rod – Miami FL

Howard – Clemson

Pollack – Clemson

Herbstreit – NO PICK

Corso – Clemson

The picks are in! Analysts predict Irish vs. Duke outcome and more

ESPN’s College Gameday crew picks this weeks slate of games with Wake Forest alum and NBA star Chris Paul.

It’s become a Saturday tradition at ESPN, as their analysts pick games with a celebrity guest. Find out who picked Notre Dame to beat Duke along with the other big games of the day.

ESPN College Gameday with Wake Forest alum and NBA star Chris Paul

Costal Carolina at Kansas

Lee Corso – Kansas

David Pollack – Kansas

Kirk Herbstreit – Kansas

Desmond Howard – Kansas

Chris Paul – Kansas

 

Charlotte at Appalachian State

Lee Corso – App St.

David Pollack – App St.

Kirk Herbstreit – App St.

Desmond Howard – App St.

Chris Paul – Charlotte

 

Louisiana at Iowa State

Lee Corso – Iowa St.

David Pollack – Iowa St.

Kirk Herbstreit – Iowa St.

Desmond Howard – Iowa St.

Chris Paul – Louisiana

 

Florida State at Georgia Tech

Lee Corso – Florida St.

David Pollack – Florida St.

Kirk Herbstreit – Florida St.

Desmonds Howard – Florida St.

Chris Paul – Florida St.

 

Syracuse at North Carolina

Lee Corso – North Carolina

David Pollack – North Carolina

Kirk Herbstreit – North Carolina

Desmond Howard – North Carolina

Chris Paul – North Carolina

 

Duke at Notre Dame

Lee Corso – Notre Dame (BIG)

David Pollack – Notre Dame

Kirk Herbstreit – Notre Dame

Desmond Howard – Notre Dame

Chris Paul – Notre Dame

 

Clemson at Wake Forest

Lee Corso – Clemson

David Pollack – Clemson

Kirk Herbstreit – Clemson

Desmond Howard – Clemson

Chris Paul – Wake Forest