College GameDay (football TV program)

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College GameDay
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Presented byRece Davis
StarringKirk Herbstreit
Desmond Howard
Pat McAfee
Nick Saban
Jen Lada
Jess Sims
Pete Thamel
Steve "Stanford Steve" Coughlin
Katie Feeney
Opening theme"Comin' to Your City" by Big & Rich (performed by Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson, and The Cadillac Three)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationsBristol, Connecticut (1987–2002)
On location (1993–present)
Running time180 minutes
Original release
NetworkESPN
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1987 (1987-09-05) –
present
Related
College Football on ESPN

College GameDay (branded as ESPN College GameDay built by The Home Depot for sponsorship reasons) is a pre-game show broadcast by ESPN as part of the network's coverage of college football, broadcast on Saturday mornings during the college football season. In its current form, the program is typically broadcast from the campus of the team hosting a featured game being played that day and features news and analysis of the day's upcoming games.

The show takes on a festive tailgate party atmosphere, as thousands of fans gather behind the broadcast set, in view of the show's cameras. Many fans bring flags or hand-painted signs as well, and the school's cheerleaders and mascots often join in the celebration. Crowds at GameDay tapings are known to be quite boisterous and very spirited. Flags seen at the broadcast are not limited to those of the home team; for example, one large Washington State flag can be seen at every broadcast, regardless of the location or the teams involved. The idea began in 2003 on WSU online fan forums and has resulted in the flag, nicknamed "Ol' Crimson", being present at 320 consecutive GameDay broadcasts since 2003.[1][2][3]

The tailgate party theme also includes food brought onto the set cooked by a local business and the hosts sample the food prior to a commercial break, but the food is taken away by the time the program resumes.

The show's current main intro and theme music is performed by country music group The Cadillac Three featuring country singers Darius Rucker and Lainey Wilson, who perform the 2005 crossover hit "Comin' to Your City" by Big & Rich, which features revised lyrics which mention several top college teams. Big & Rich had performed the song, which featured a guest appearance by Cowboy Troy until 2022. Rap artist Travie McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes) appeared in the intro from the 2014 season until the 2017 season alongside Lzzy Hale, lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Halestorm. The 2018 through 2022 season featured rock artist ZZ Ward, replacing Hale. Additional music that has been used for the show include "Boom" by the rock group P.O.D. and God Bless Saturday by Kid Rock. The show also uses various other songs/music either side of commercial breaks, many of which appear at the same point of each program.

The show is known for its prediction segment that appears at the end of each broadcast. The predictions use the standard scoring system and do not use the spread in determining the pick. Typically there are six predictors: Lee Corso (who retired shortly after the start of the 2025 season),[4] Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, and an invited guest, usually a celebrity, prominent athlete, or radio personality associated with the host school for that week. From 1987 until his retirement in 2025, the show famously concluded with Corso's prediction for the host school's game, after which he dons the mascot's headgear of the team he predicts to win the game, usually to the ire or excitement of local fans. His first headgear pick occurred on October 5, 1996, when he correctly picked the Ohio State Buckeyes over the Penn State Nittany Lions. In 2018, Corso made his first NFL headgear pick when, as a guest on Sunday NFL Countdown, he correctly picked the New Orleans Saints to win their Week 9 game at home against the Los Angeles Rams.[5] Corso made his 400th headgear pick on September 16, 2023, for the Colorado/Colorado State rivalry game, he put on the headgear for Colorado. Corso made his 431st and final headgear pick on August 30, 2025, correctly picking Ohio State to defeat the Texas Longhorns. Corso compiled an all-time record of 287–144 in his headgear picks.

As of January 1, 2025, Ohio State–Penn State and Alabama–LSU are the most featured matchups, appearing thirteen times on College Gameday. Alabama–Georgia has been featured eleven times. Florida–Tennessee, Michigan–Ohio State and Army–Navy have been featured nine times. Alabama–Auburn, Florida–Florida State, Florida State–Miami, and Oklahoma–Texas currently sit at eight appearances. Ohio State has the most hosts, appearances, and wins; Alabama is second in all three categories.[6]

Staff

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The GameDay crew record a post-game segment for SportsCenter at Nebraska (vs USC) on September 15, 2007.

Tim Brando was the original host, with Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators. Karie Ross soon became the first woman to join the broadcast.[7] The show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993, and began incorporating live broadcasts. The longest-tenured original cast member was Lee Corso,[8] whose appearances were pre-scripted after he suffered a stroke in 2009.[9] Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is the longest-tenured current cast member, having joined the show in 1996. Desmond Howard was added to the cast of the show in 2008. Craig James served as an analyst from 1990 to 1995. Erin Andrews joined the GameDay crew as a co-host and contributor in 2010, replaced in 2012 by Samantha Ponder (and in 2017 by Maria Taylor after Ponder left to become host of Sunday NFL Countdown that same year). In 2015, Rece Davis (also host of the college basketball version of GameDay) replaced Chris Fowler as host of the show. In 2022, Pat McAfee joined, having previously been an analyst, and Nick Saban was added to the show in 2024. Corso retired from GameDay after the August 30, 2025 broadcast.[4] In 2010, the program started airing from 10:00am to 11:00am, with the opening hour broadcast on ESPNU until the present.

In 2023, ESPN laid off a large number of on-air staff, including College GameDay hosts Gene Wojciechowski and David Pollack.[10][11]

Current

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Former

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History

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Fan-made signs and flags being held up behind the set help make up the atmosphere of GameDay, as seen here at UCF in November 2018.

GameDay started on ESPN in 1987 and originally broadcast from a studio in Connecticut.

In 1993, GameDay took the show "on the road" for the first time, going to South Bend, Indiana for the match-up between #2 Notre Dame and #1 FSU on November 13.[17] (Matchups between the top two teams were rare prior to the BCS). It broadcast from the Sports Heritage Hall at the Notre Dame Joyce Center. The broadcast was such a success that they did nearly half their shows in 1994 on the road and in 1995 abandoned the studio altogether.

The format also changed from broadcasting from an indoor studio on site to live from outside a stadium hosting a big game most Saturdays. The selected stadium is usually hosting one of the biggest matchups of the day, regardless of whether the game airs on an ESPN network.

At Virginia Tech in November 2005, Corso picks the University of Miami to upset Virginia Tech. Note the head of Sebastian the Ibis, the University of Miami's mascot.

Typically, the show will end with Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit issuing their predictions for that day's key matchups, finishing with the game to be played at the stadium hosting GameDay, for which Corso signifies his prediction by donning the head piece of the mascot of his predicted winner. Starting with the 2009 season, a celebrity guest picker gives picks for the day's key games alongside the GameDay regulars (such as Bob Knight when GameDay aired from Texas Tech in 2008, NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. when GameDay aired from Bristol Motor Speedway (a NASCAR track) in 2016 and Verne Lundquist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since it was his final season calling college football games on CBS). Prior to 2009, this was not done on a regular basis. Herbstreit, who in 2006 became a game analyst for ABC's Saturday Night Football, is not allowed to make a pick for the game at which he is assigned due to parent company Disney's conflict-of-interest rules; however, he is allowed to give one or two keys to the game.

At Penn State in October 2017, several people were lined up for GameDay by 3 AM, 6 hours before the show began.

In past years, when no suitably important game was available, it would originate instead from the ESPN studios. In 2017, with no suitably important game available, one show aired from Times Square instead. In August 2019, College Gameday aired from parent company Disney's Magic Kingdom Park in Disney World ahead of the University of Florida-Miami game played in Orlando.

College GameDay was also a source for many arguments regarding the purported east coast bias: From 1993 until 2004, GameDay had only been to two regular season games on the entire West Coast (1998 at UCLA and 2000 at Oregon). Given the popularity of the show and the media coverage it brought to the highlighted game, teams and fans of the West Coast teams felt that the show was only magnifying the perceived problems with excess media focus on East, South and Midwest games; ESPN attributed its lack of West Coast games to the need for a very early start time (07:00 AM PST) and an alleged lack of high quality matchups.[18]

With the addition of the Saturday Night Football game on ABC in 2006, GameDay has increasingly aired from that game. This could be done for many reasons including the fact Kirk Herbstreit is on both programs, thus making it easier for him. Another reason could be to give the Saturday Night Football game added exposure.

Beginning with the show's 21st season (2007), College GameDay began broadcasting in high-definition on ESPN HD. Also the same season, California became the first (and as of 2024, only) team to decline to host College GameDay,[19] as the school believed GameDay should go to Virginia Tech after the Virginia Tech shooting earlier in the year. 17 years later, California would finally make its debut hosting College GameDay for a 2024 matchup against Miami.

College GameDay expanded to 3 hours, with the first hour being televised on ESPNU, beginning September 4, 2010. In addition, ESPN Radio simulcasts the television version from 9am-noon ET. Other changes include the addition of a female contributor—first Erin Andrews in 2010 and 2011, and then Samantha Ponder (then known by her maiden name, Samantha Steele) after Andrews left ESPN for Fox following the 2011 season. Both Andrews and Ponder have anchored several segments during the first hour on ESPNU, contributed during the ESPN portion, and also worked as a sideline reporter on the game from which College GameDay originated, if it aired on one of the ESPN family of networks (i.e. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC).[20]

Beginning with the 2013 season, the third hour moved to ESPN and was hosted by Fowler. Starting in 2014, the show began a now annual visit to the Army-Navy Game in mid-December. As of 2018, the entire show is simulcast on both ESPN and ESPNU.

As previously mentioned, beginning with the 29th season (2015), Rece Davis (who is also the host of the college basketball version) replaced Chris Fowler as the football version's new host. Fowler retained his play-by-play duties on ABC's Saturday Night Football.

In March 2018, ESPN announced that it would broadcast a special edition of College GameDay from Arlington, Texas, as a pre-show for its coverage of day 1 of the 2018 NFL draft. The broadcast accompanied a secondary telecast of the draft on ESPN2, which was hosted by the College GameDay panelists (barring Kirk Herbstreit, as he was involved in ESPN's main broadcast to replace the outgoing Jon Gruden).[21][22]

In the 2020 season, College GameDay underwent modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was broadcast without an audience, and with a modified desk to comply with social distancing rules. Corso did not travel with the remainder of the College GameDay panel due to health concerns, and instead made remote appearances from his home in Orlando, as well as in filmed sketches with appearances by team mascots.[23][24][25][26]

College Gameday at Michigan Stadium prior to a 2024 game.

By 2023, the crowds of students returned, and exceeded their pre-pandemic numbers. James Madison University holds the record for the largest GameDay crowd in its 30-year history.[27]

On August 30, 2025, Corso retired from College GameDay, with the show broadcasting from Ohio State for its home opener against Texas. Corso conducted his headgear pick segment for the final time on the field of Ohio Stadium. With the game itself being televised by Fox, its competing pre-game show Big Noon Kickoff also carried the segment in tribute to Corso, as presented by the team's media department on Ohio Stadium's Jumbotron. The segment was retired afterward; the culmination of the show was replaced by Pat McAfee's selection, where he cuts a wrestling-style promo against the visiting team. The promo had been performed by McAfee in prior editions since joining the program, particularly when Corso was absent.[28][29][30][31]

Sports Emmy scandal

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A 2007 taping of College GameDay. The three men at the desk (from left to right: Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit) all received Sports Emmy Awards statuettes as part of the scandal.[32]

As of 2018, College GameDay has collected eight Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show, tied with TNT's Inside the NBA for the most wins by an analysis program. An incident happened in 2024 where ESPN admitted that for some of the Emmys it had won from 2010 to 2018, it had fraudulently received Sports Emmy Awards statuettes from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

Beginning in at least 2010 and possibly going back as far as 1997, ESPN had listed fake names in the credit list for its College GameDay program. These names were similar to the names of actual ESPN employees who were ineligible to receive the awards—for example, "Lee Clark" and "Kirk Henry" were listed as "associate producers" on the show, which has Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit as on-air personalities. After receiving the statuettes, ESPN would then have them re-engraved with the actual names of the individuals and presented to them.

The Sports Emmy Awards are awards given in recognition of artistic and technical merit in sports television.[33] They are administered by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), which also administers Emmy Awards in other categories of television broadcasting.[32] ESPN, an American broadcast sports network, has been well-represented in the awards, with the channel's programming having won a total of 246 awards as of 2024.[34]

On January 11, 2024, The Athletic—the sports journalism department of The New York Times[35]—became the first news source to report on a scandal concerning ESPN fabricating information in order to win Emmy awards that they would have otherwise been ineligible for.[36][37] Per Katie Strang of The Athletic, in 2022, NATAS revamped their process for verifying the credit lists for shows nominated for Sports Emmy Awards.[32] The academy subsequently reached out to ESPN to verify certain names that had been listed in the credits of shows aired by the network.[32] ESPN informed the academy that some names were fake, and both organizations proceeded to launch investigations into the matter.[32]

College GameDay hosts Lee Corso (center) and Kirk Herbstreit (right) received statuettes that had been won by fictional individuals "Lee Clark" and "Kirk Henry", respectively.[32]

The scandal primarily concerned College GameDay, a popular program on ESPN that had won eight awards for Outstanding Studio Show, Weekly from 2008 to 2018.[32][38][39] According to Strang, during that time period, fake names were included in the credit list for the show under the title of "associate producers".[32] These names were similar to and bore the same initials as the names of several of the show's on-air personalities, who were ineligible for receiving an award won by the show by the academy's "double-dipping" rules.[32] For example, the show's credit list for several seasons had "Lee Clark", "Chris Fulton", "Kirk Henry", and "Tim Richard" listed as executive producers, while the show's on-air personalities included Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Tom Rinaldi.[32][40] According to Strang, awards won by these fictitious people were received by ESPN, who would then have the statuettes re-engraved with the names of the actual people, who would then receive the awards.[32][37]

There is no evidence that the on-air personalities were aware that the awards had been obtained in this manner.[36][39] In a May 2024 interview on The Pat McAfee Show, Herbstreit told Pat McAfee,[41]

I was naive to the whole thing. I thought obviously the people on the set would get an Emmy. So, all these years I didn't know that, I didn't know what was going on. I was not privy to that information. I just thought, 'Hey it finally came. Where's it been?' I stuck it on the mantle and we kind of move on.

While ESPN did not publicly disclose the parties responsible for the scandal, several employees, including vice presidents Lee Fitting and Craig Lazarus, were deemed ineligible to participate in future Emmys events.[32][42][43] Additionally, NATAS imposed a one-year eligibility ban on the senior leadership of College GameDay.[39][43] Several employees who had been involved received disciplinary action from ESPN.[44][45] On January 12, 2024, ESPN said that the scandal went back to at least 2010 and may have started as early as 1997,[32][46] while multiple sources reported that the scandal went back to at least 2007.[47][35]

Following the discovery of the scandal, NATAS requested that ESPN return several awards that had been obtained in this manner.[32] Shelley Smith, who had been an on-air reporter for ESPN since 1997, was asked to return two statuettes,[32] while Herbstreit said that eight of the 13 statuettes he owned were returned.[41] In August of that year, Fitting was fired by ESPN after 25 years of employment at the company.[32] Sports journalist Andrew Marchand later reported that the scandal had been "a factor" in Fitting's firing.[40] By January 2024, ESPN had returned 37 improperly-won statuettes to the academy.[32][38][48] Per Sports Illustrated, these 37 awards were all received by College GameDay.[42]

In a statement released on January 12, 2024, ESPN said, "Some members of our team were clearly wrong in submitting certain names" and that "This was a misguided attempt to recognize on-air individuals who were important members of our production team".[37] ESPN also stated that they had worked with NATAS to overhaul their submissions process to avoid something similar from happening in the future.[44] NATAS stated that, after alerting ESPN to the scandal, "the network took steps to take responsibility for the actions of its personnel, to investigate thoroughly, and to course correct".[36] Multiple individuals who had to return their Emmy statuettes expressed disappointment in the situation. Smith said that the actions of the producers in fraudulently gaining the statuettes for her and her colleagues had been "really crummy".[32] Speaking a few days after the story became public, Desmond Howard—a College GameDay host who also received fraudulent statuettes—expressed frustration over the fact that Corso had to return his statuettes, saying, "They're taking that old man's Emmy's? If they're going to take his, you can have all of mine. I'll break these damn things. ... I said 'How could y'all even let this happen to him?' I was fucked up over that. I'll break all of them. Take 'em in pieces. That's how much they mean to me."[49]

Locations

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Main article: List of College GameDay locations

Appearances by school

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Appearances through November 8, 2025.[50]

Ohio State has appeared and hosted GameDay more than any other school with 67 and 26 times respectively.
Alabama has hosted GameDay on campus 20 times and has made a total of 61 appearances on GameDay, making them second in total appearances. The first three appearances were off-campus from Legion Field in Birmingham.
The Florida Gators have been featured on GameDay 42 times, which makes them third in most total appearances.
Air Force is one of only two "Group of Five" school to have hosted GameDay three times.
North Dakota State is the only FCS program to host GameDay twice.
A Washington State Cougars flag has flown at every GameDay broadcast since 2003, but GameDay did not visit Martin Stadium (pictured) until 2018.
With the completion of the 2014 season, the SEC became the first (and, until 2022, the only) conference to have all of its members host GameDay at least once (although Missouri has never hosted while an SEC member; they hosted as a member of the Big 12). The SEC has also hosted GameDay more than any other conference.[51]
School Appearances Hosted Record Win Pct Last hosted
Ohio State 67 26 47–20 .701 August 30, 2025
Alabama 61 20 40–21 .656 October 4, 2025
Florida 43 13 26–17 .605 October 5, 2019
Georgia 42 11 22–20 .524 October 18, 2025
Oklahoma 42 10 28–14 .667 September 6, 2025
Michigan 41 15 21–20 .512 September 7, 2024
Notre Dame 40 12 19–21 .475 December 20, 2024
Florida State 36 11 17–19 .472 October 18, 2014
LSU 36 14 22–14 .611 November 9, 2024
Oregon 34 13 20–14 .588 October 11, 2025
Clemson 30 8 19–11 .633 October 1, 2022
Penn State 28 11 10–18 .357 September 27, 2025
Tennessee 28 12 12–16 .429 September 13, 2025
Texas 28 10 13–15 .464 October 19, 2024
Miami 26 8 17–9 .654 September 20, 2025
USC 24 10 18–6 .750 November 16, 2013
Auburn 23 9 10–13 .435 November 25, 2017
Wisconsin 20 8 7–13 .350 November 18, 2017
Nebraska 17 7 9–8 .529 September 28, 2019
Michigan State 16 8 9–7 .563 October 30, 2021
Virginia Tech 14 6 4–10 .286 September 30, 2017
Army 12 2 5–7 .417 December 12, 2020
Stanford 11 1 6–5 .545 November 12, 2011
TCU 11 3 8–3 .727 September 15, 2018
Texas A&M 11 8 1–10 .091 November 30, 2024
Navy 10 0 4–6 .400 N/A
South Carolina 10 8 3–7 .300 September 14, 2024
UCLA 10 2 3–7 .300 October 23, 2021
Washington 10 3 2–8 .200 October 14, 2023
Iowa 9 2 3–6 .333 September 30, 2006
Oklahoma State 9 6 1–8 .111 November 4, 2017
Utah 9 6 3–6 .333 November 1, 2025
Colorado 7 4 3–4 .429 September 16, 2023
Kansas State 7 2 2–5 .286 October 14, 2000
Missouri 7 1 3–4 .429 October 23, 2010
Georgia Tech 6 2 1–5 .167 September 2, 2006
Ole Miss 6 2 3–3 .500 November 13, 2021
Indiana 5 2 2–3 .400 October 26, 2024
Louisville 5 3 2–3 .400 September 19, 2020
Texas Tech 5 2 1–3 .250 November 8, 2025
West Virginia 5 2 1–4 .200 November 1, 2014
Baylor 4 3 1–3 .250 November 16, 2019
BYU 4 1 0–3 .000 October 24, 2009
California 4 1 1–3 .250 October 5, 2024
Air Force 3 3 2–1 .667 November 7, 2009
Arizona 3 2 0–3 .000 September 26, 2015
Arizona State 3 1 0–3 .000 October 1, 2005
Arkansas 3 1 1–2 .333 November 11, 2006
Boston College 3 3 1–2 .333 November 10, 2018
Cincinnati 3 1 1–2 .333 November 6, 2021
James Madison 3 3 1–2 .333 November 18, 2023
North Carolina 3 1 1–2 .333 November 8, 1997
North Dakota State 3 2 3–0 1.000 September 13, 2014
Northwestern 3 2 1–2 .333 October 5, 2013
Oregon State 3 1 0–3 .000 December 4, 2010
Pittsburgh 3 3 2–1 .667 September 1, 2022
Purdue 3 1 1–2 .333 October 16, 2004
Vanderbilt 3 2 2–1 .667 October 25, 2025
Washington State 3 1 1–2 .333 October 20, 2018
Appalachian State 2 1 2–0 1.000 September 17, 2022
Harvard 2 1 1–1 .500 November 22, 2014
Illinois 2 0 1–1 .500 N/A
Iowa State 2 2 0–2 .000 September 11, 2021
Kansas 2 1 0–2 .000 October 8, 2022
Kentucky 2 1 0–2 .000 October 20, 2007
Minnesota 2 2 0–2 .000 October 24, 2020
Mississippi State 2 1 1–1 .500 October 11, 2014
NC State 2 1 0–2 .000 October 23, 2004
SMU 2 0 0–2 .000 N/A
Southern 2 0 0–2 .000 N/A
Syracuse 2 0 0–2 .000 N/A
Troy 2 0 1–1 .500 N/A
UCF 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 17, 2018
Boise State 1 1 1–0 1.000 September 25, 2010
Bowling Green 1 1 1–0 1.000 October 25, 2003
Coastal Carolina 1 1 1–0 1.000 December 5, 2020
Duke 1 1 0–1 .000 September 30, 2023
Florida A&M 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 15, 2008
Houston 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 19, 2011
Jackson State 1 1 1–0 1.000 October 29, 2022
Memphis 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 2, 2019
Montana State 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 19, 2022
Penn 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 16, 2002
South Dakota State 1 1 0–1 .000 October 26, 2019
Temple 1 1 0–1 .000 October 31, 2015
Wake Forest 1 1 0–1 .000 September 12, 2020
Western Michigan 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 19, 2016
Williams 1 1 1–0 1.000 November 10, 2007
Alcorn State 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Amherst 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Buffalo 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Colorado State 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Delaware State 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
East Carolina 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Grambling State 1 0 1–0 1.000 N/A
Hampton 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Incarnate Word 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Montana 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
North Carolina Central 1 0 1–0 1.000 N/A
Northern Illinois 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Richmond 1 0 1–0 1.000 N/A
South Florida 1 0 1–0 1.000 N/A
Tulsa 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Villanova 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A
Yale 1 0 0–1 .000 N/A

Power Four schools who have not yet hosted

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Appearances through September 13, 2025

School Appearances Record Win Pct Note
Illinois 2 1–1 .500
SMU 2 0–2 .000
Syracuse 2 0–2 .000
Maryland 0 0–0 –
Rutgers 0 0–0 –
Virginia 0 0–0 –

Frequent matchups

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College GameDay matchups with at least 5 games played.

Team 1 Team 2 Matchups Record Last Appearance Last Result
Ohio State Penn State 13 Ohio State leads 11–2 November 2, 2024 Ohio State 20–13
Alabama LSU 13 Alabama leads 10–3 November 9, 2024 Alabama 42–13
Alabama Georgia 11 Alabama leads 8–3 September 28, 2024 Alabama 41–34
Florida Tennessee 9 Florida leads 6–3 September 24, 2022 Tennessee 38–33
Michigan Ohio State 9 Ohio State leads 5–4 November 25, 2023 Michigan 30–24
Army Navy 9 Army leads 5–4 December 9, 2023 Army 17–11
Alabama Auburn 8 Alabama leads 5–3 November 28, 2020 Alabama 42–13
Florida Florida State 8 Tied 4–4 November 28, 2009 Florida 37–10
Florida State Miami 8 Miami leads 5–3 September 26, 2020 Miami 52–10
Oklahoma Texas 8 Oklahoma leads 5–3 October 7, 2023 Oklahoma 34–30
Michigan Notre Dame 7 Michigan leads 5–2 September 1, 2018 Notre Dame 24–17
Oklahoma Oklahoma State 7 Oklahoma leads 7–0 November 21, 2020 Oklahoma 41–13
Florida LSU 5 LSU leads 3–2 October 12, 2019 LSU 42–28
Georgia LSU 5 LSU leads 4–1 December 7, 2019 LSU 37–10
Georgia Tennessee 5 Georgia leads 3–2 September 13, 2025 Georgia 44–41OT
Michigan State Ohio State 5 Ohio State leads 3–2 November 20, 2021 Ohio State 56–7
Notre Dame USC 5 USC leads 3–2 November 24, 2012 Notre Dame 22–13
Oregon UCLA 5 Oregon leads 4–1 October 22, 2022 Oregon 45–30

AP No. 1 vs No. 2

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Legend
* National Championship Game
Date No. 1 No. 2
1 November 13, 1993 Florida State 24 Notre Dame 31
2 January 2, 1996* Nebraska 62 Florida 24
3 November 30, 1996 Florida 21 Florida State 24
4 January 4, 1999* Tennessee 23 Florida State 16
5 January 4, 2000* Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29
6 January 3, 2003* Miami 24 Ohio State 312OT
7 January 4, 2005* USC 55 Oklahoma 19
8 January 4, 2006* USC 38 Texas 41
9 September 9, 2006 Ohio State 24 Texas 7
10 November 18, 2006 Ohio State 42 Michigan 39
11 January 8, 2007* Ohio State 14 Florida 41
12 January 7, 2008* Ohio State 24 LSU 38
13 December 5, 2008 Alabama 20 Florida 31
14 January 8, 2009* Florida 24 Oklahoma 14
15 December 5, 2009 Florida 13 Alabama 32
16 January 7, 2010* Alabama 37 Texas 21
17 January 10, 2011* Auburn 22 Oregon 19
18 November 5, 2011 LSU 9OT Alabama 6
19 January 9, 2012* LSU 0 Alabama 21
20 January 7, 2013* Notre Dame 14 Alabama 42
21 January 6, 2014* Florida State 34 Auburn 31
22 January 11, 2016* Clemson 40 Alabama 45
23 January 7, 2019* Alabama 16 Clemson 44
24 November 9, 2019 LSU 46 Alabama 41
25 November 5, 2022 Georgia 27 Tennessee 13
26 January 8, 2024* Michigan 34 Washington 13

Lee Corso headgear picks

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Lee Corso made his first headgear pick on October 5, 1996, when he correctly picked the Ohio State Buckeyes over the Penn State Nittany Lions. His final headgear pick came on August 30, 2025, where he also correctly picked the Ohio State Buckeyes to defeat the Texas Longhorns. Ohio State has the most selections with 46 picks and also has the most wins with 32. USC holds the highest win percentage, winning all 17 games in which they were picked by Corso.

Source:[52][53]

School Total Times Picked Record Win Pct
Ohio State 46 32–14 .696
Alabama 38 28–10 .737
LSU 25 18–7 .720
Florida 22 15–7 .682
Oregon 21 14–7 .667
Florida State 19 13–6 .684
Oklahoma 18 11–7 .611
Texas 18 10–8 .556
USC 17 17–0 1.000
Notre Dame 16 11–5 .688
Michigan 15 10–5 .667
Clemson 14 11–3 .786
Georgia 14 9–5 .643
Navy 10 4–6 .400
Miami (FL) 9 7–2 .778
Tennessee 8 6–2 .750
Penn State 7 5–2 .714
Wisconsin 7 3–4 .429
Auburn 6 4–2 .667
Kansas State 6 2–4 .333
TCU 6 5–1 .833
Nebraska 5 3–2 .600
Michigan State 4 3–1 .750
Oklahoma State 4 1–3 .250
Virginia Tech 4 4–0 1.000
Washington 4 2–2 .500
Air Force 3 2–1 .667
Iowa 3 1–2 .333
James Madison 3 1–2 .333
North Dakota State 3 3–0 1.000
Pitt 3 2–1 .667
Stanford 3 2–1 .667
South Carolina 3 1–2 .333
Texas A&M 3 1–2 .333
UCLA 3 1–2 .333
Utah 3 2–1 .667
Baylor 2 0–2 .000
Colorado 2 1–1 .500
Indiana 2 1–1 .500
Louisville 2 1–1 .500
Missouri 2 1–1 .500
Alcorn State 1 0–1 .000
Appalachian State 1 1–0 1.000
Arizona 1 0–1 .000
Arkansas 1 1–0 1.000
Boise State 1 1–0 1.000
Bowling Green 1 1–0 1.000
BYU 1 0–1 .000
Cincinnati 1 1–0 1.000
Florida A&M 1 1–0 1.000
Grambling State 1 1–0 1.000
Houston 1 1–0 1.000
Illinois 1 1–0 1.000
Iowa State 1 0–1 .000
Minnesota 1 0–1 .000
Mississippi State 1 1–0 1.000
Montana State 1 1–0 1.000
North Carolina 1 1–0 1.000
NC State 1 0–1 .000
Ole Miss 1 1–0 1.000
Penn 1 1–0 1.000
Purdue 1 0–1 .000
SMU 1 0–1 .000
Texas Tech 1 1–0 1.000
UCF 1 1–0 1.000
Washington State 1 1–0 1.000
Western Michigan 1 1–0 1.000
Williams 1 1–0 1.000
Yale 1 0–1 .000

Celebrity guest pickers

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Auburn and NBA basketball player Charles Barkley was the first celebrity guest picker on the October 2, 2004, show and has made the most show appearances with six, with his most recent appearance on December 14, 2019. Olympian and Arizona swimmer Amanda Beard was the first female celebrity guest picker on November 21, 2009. Georgia golfer Bubba Watson became the first celebrity picker to pick all games correctly on September 28, 2013. Oklahoma State and NBA player Marcus Smart became the first ever student athlete guest picker on November 23, 2013. The Oregon Duck became the first school mascot to be the guest picker on September 6, 2014. Guests have included athletes, coaches, military veterans, Make-A-Wish Foundation kids, school mascots, professional sports owners, CEOs, singers, actors and celebrity personalities.

Appearances through November 1, 2025:

Celebrity Appearances Record Win Pct Last Appearance
Charles Barkley 6 23–18 .561 December 14, 2019
Keegan-Michael Key 4 29–16 .644 November 2, 2024
Kenny Chesney 3 11–11 .500 September 27, 2014
Eric Church 3 21–13 .618 September 14, 2019
Mark Cuban 3 14–15 .483 October 9, 2021
Eddie George 3 19–12 .613 August 28, 2021
Lane Kiffin 3 16–7 .696 November 13, 2021
Joel McHale 3 21–10 .677 October 14, 2023
Joe Namath 3 21–10 .677 September 9, 2023
Vince Vaughn 3 22–13 .629 September 23, 2023
Nate Bargatze 2 13–6 .684 October 25, 2025
Zac Brown 2 11–7 .611 September 4, 2021
Luke Bryan 2 16–6 .727 November 5, 2022
The Chainsmokers 2 13–10 .565 October 13, 2018
Nathan Followill 2 7–12 .368 October 27, 2012
A.J. Hawk 2 9–10 .474 December 21, 2024
Sabrina Ionescu 2 13–8 .619 October 11, 2025
Bo Jackson 2 17–5 .773 August 31, 2019
Ken Jeong 2 12–8 .600 September 30, 2023
Bill Murray 2 6–8 .429 September 17, 2020
Jack Nicklaus 2 10–7 .588 November 14, 2020
Brad Paisley 2 12–6 .667 September 5, 2015
Rob Riggle 2 7–12 .368 October 8, 2022
Willie Robertson 2 7–12 .368 October 25, 2014
Alex Rodriguez 2 20–4 .833 October 10, 2020
Darius Rucker 2 13–9 .591 September 2, 2023
Roger Staubach 2 4–3 .571 December 12, 2015
Steve Spurrier 2 10–11 .476 September 24, 2016
Eric Stonestreet 2 7–12 .368 August 31, 2013
Theo Von 2 9–7 .563 October 4, 2025
Trae Young 2 13–5 .722 September 6, 2025
Laila Ali 1 5–4 .556 September 17, 2016
Lance Armstrong 1 7–3 .700 September 19, 2009
LaVar Arrington 1 5–5 .500 September 27, 2025
Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 5–4 .556 August 30, 2014
Bob Baffert 1 7–3 .700 September 26, 2015
Saquon Barkley 1 6–6 .500 September 18, 2021
Amanda Beard 1 4–6 .400 November 21, 2009
Bianca Belair 1 7–4 .636 September 24, 2022
Bill Belichick 1 0–1 .000 December 9, 2023
Matt Birk 1 5–5 .500 November 22, 2014
Dierks Bentley 1 4–4 .500 October 24, 2015
Drew Bledsoe 1 11–3 .786 October 10, 2018
Big Boi 1 8–1 .889 September 6, 2010
Brian Bosworth 1 5–6 .455 September 11, 2010
Bobby Bowden 1 7–2 .778 September 11, 2010
Drew Brees 1 5–6 .455 October 10, 2009
Alex Bregman 1 7–6 .538 November 3, 2018
Kane Brown 1 9–3 .750 December 4, 2021
Tedy Bruschi 1 6–3 .667 October 3, 2009
Ty Burrell 1 2–3 .400 November 6, 2010
Frank Caliendo 1 8–2 .800 October 29, 2016
Luther Campbell 1 5–4 .556 December 2, 2017
Jim Cantore 1 5–3 .625 October 3, 2015
Ricky Carmichael 1 2–5 .286 September 22, 2012
Ki-Jana Carter 1 8–1 .889 October 10, 2017
Timothée Chalamet 1 4–3 .571 December 7, 2024
Joey Chestnut 1 5–1 .833 December 7, 2013
Dallas Clark 1 2–5 .286 December 5, 2015
Chase Claypool 1 8–2 .800 November 7, 2020
Mateen Cleaves 1 4–5 .444 October 22, 2011
Luke Combs 1 6–6 .500 September 17, 2022
PFT Commenter 1 3–6 .333 November 18, 2023
Alice Cooper 1 8–3 .727 November 8, 2014
Eric Decker 1 6–5 .545 November 30, 2019
Mike Ditka 1 8–2 .800 November 20, 2010
Pete Dawkins 1 3–5 .375 December 18, 2021
Landon Donovan 1 5–5 .500 November 24, 2012
The Oregon Duck 1 5–3 .625 September 6, 2014
Jeff Dunham 1 4–4 .500 November 14, 2015
Livvy Dunne & Paul Skenes 1 5–4 .556 November 9, 2024
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5–5 .500 September 10, 2016
Ashton Eaton 1 4–5 .444 October 26, 2013
LaVell Edwards 1 7–3 .700 October 24, 2009
Harris English 1 5–5 .500 October 2, 2021
Sir Nick Faldo 1 7–2 .778 November 19, 2022
Chris Fallica 1 4–5 .444 November 16, 2013
Jerry Ferrara 1 5–4 .556 October 1, 2011
Will Ferrell 1 5–5 .500 October 30, 2010
Justin Fields 1 6–4 .600 November 23, 2024
Ric Flair 1 6–4 .600 October 15, 2016
Rickie Fowler 1 7–4 .636 November 28, 2015
Jeff Foxworthy 1 7–4 .636 October 16, 2021
Phillip Fulmer 1 5–6 .455 September 24, 2016
Chip Gaines & Joanna Gaines 1 4–8 .333 November 16, 2019
Shane Gillis 1 1–0 1.000 December 20, 2024
Bill Goldberg 1 4–0 1.000 December 31, 2021
John Goodman 1 12–1 .923 October 12, 2019
Owen Gray 1 6–5 .545 September 8, 2018
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 6–3 .667 October 18, 2014
Archie Griffin 1 4–6 .400 November 21, 2015
Blake Griffin 1 9–1 .900 October 8, 2011
Draymond Green 1 5–3 .625 September 12, 2015
Jeff Van Gundy 1 4–5 .444 September 8, 2012
Phil Hansen 1 4–5 .444 September 21, 2013
Jack Harlow 1 7–3 .700 September 3, 2022
Mark Harmon 1 3–3 .500 September 7, 2013
Omari Hardwick 1 6–4 .600 October 3, 2020
Bryce Harper 1 11–2 .846 November 24, 2018
Derrick Henry 1 5–6 .455 October 17, 2020
Santonio Holmes 1 5–4 .556 September 12, 2009
Evander Holyfield 1 8–6 .571 October 27, 2018
Bob Huggins 1 7–3 .700 September 3, 2017
Sam Hunt 1 8–1 .889 September 24, 2011
Aidan Hutchinson 1 6–4 .600 November 25, 2023
Michael Irvin 1 1–3 .250 August 24, 2019
LeBron James 1 5–5 .500 October 25, 2008
Jeezy 1 7–6 .538 September 21, 2019
Greg Jennings 1 8–2 .800 November 19, 2016
Brock Jensen 1 6–4 .600 September 13, 2014
Dustin Johnson 1 8–2 .800 January 1, 2014
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 1 7–3 .700 September 16, 2023
Magic Johnson 1 8–2 .800 December 12, 2020
Chipper Jones 1 5–4 .556 September 5, 2009
Jerry Jones 1 6–1 .857 September 1, 2012
Lolo Jones 1 6–4 .600 November 3, 2012
Toby Keith 1 7–6 .538 October 6, 2018
Bob Knight 1 2–0 1.000 November 1, 2008
Phil Knight 1 7–3 .700 October 31, 2009
Ashton Kutcher 1 6–5 .545 September 11, 2021
Nick Lachey 1 9–3 .750 November 6, 2021
Jerry "The King" Lawler 1 9–3 .750 November 2, 2019
Carl Lewis 1 5–5 .500 November 19, 2011
Ryan Lochte 1 8–2 .800 October 20, 2011
Lyle Lovett 1 5–3 .625 September 14, 2013
Verne Lundquist 1 3–5 .375 October 22, 2016
Marcus Luttrell 1 5–4 .556 November 15, 2014
Marshawn Lynch 1 6–6 .500 October 5, 2024
Peyton Manning 1 7–3 .700 October 15, 2022
Tim Matheson 1 11–5 .688 September 22, 2018
Pat McAfee 1 7–7 .500 October 26, 2019
Sebastian Maniscalco 1 8–4 .667 November 11, 2021
Johnny Manziel 1 4–3 .571 August 31, 2024
Baker Mayfield 1 9–3 .750 October 7, 2023
Matthew McConaughey 1 9–2 .818 September 7, 2019
Cadet Cpt. Hugh McConnell 1 3–2 .600 December 10, 2016
Tim McGraw 1 7–1 .875 October 7, 2017
Trace McSorley 1 8–3 .727 October 31, 2020
Warren Moon 1 5–4 .556 October 12, 2013
Brent Musburger 1 4–6 .400 October 5, 2013
Craig T. Nelson 1 7–2 .778 November 18, 2017
Chris O'Donnell 1 10–3 .769 November 10, 2018
Jake Olson 1 6–4 .600 January 1, 2010
Kaitlin Olson 1 6−4 .600 October 12, 2024
Jake Owen 1 9–1 .900 November 2, 2013
Orlando Pace 1 7–3 .700 November 26, 2016
Candace Parker 1 4–7 .364 September 13, 2025
Danica Patrick 1 8–3 .727 September 25, 2021
Chris Paul 1 3–4 .429 September 12, 2020
Cpt. Stephen Phillips 1 3–2 .600 December 10, 2016
Rick Pitino 1 6–5 .545 September 16, 2017
Glen Powell 1 8–4 .667 September 10, 2022
Maury Povich 1 9–4 .692 November 11, 2018
Braden Pape 1 6–5 .545 November 17, 2012
Jonathan Papelbon 1 5–4 .556 October 11, 2014
Jake Peavy 1 6–3 .667 November 9, 2013
Dude Perfect 1 7–4 .636 November 30, 2024
Katy Perry 1 7–2 .778 October 4, 2014
Phillie Phanatic 1 4–3 .571 October 31, 2015
Michael Phelps 1 4–5 .444 September 7, 2024
Jim Plunkett 1 7–3 .700 November 12, 2011
Derek Poundstone 1 6–4 .600 November 13, 2010
Quavo 1 6–5 .545 December 1, 2018
Gabrielle Reece 1 6–4 .600 September 20, 2014
Roman Reigns 1 6–4 .600 September 15, 2018
Cody Rhodes 1 7–3 .700 November 16, 2024
Condoleezza Rice 1 6–3 .667 December 12, 2020
Ryan Riess 1 4–2 .667 December 7, 2013
Jase Robertson 1 9–0 1.000 October 25, 2014
Aaron Rodgers 1 8–2 .800 September 3, 2016
Jelly Roll 1 6–2 .750 October 18, 2025
Rick Ross 1 5–4 .556 November 7, 2015
Matt Ryan 1 6–4 .600 December 1, 2012
Terry Saban 1 7–2 .778 September 28, 2024
Scottie Scheffler 1 7–3 .700 October 19, 2024
Kyle Schwarber 1 8–1 .889 October 26, 2024
Sheamus 1 3–1 .750 August 24, 2024
Lt. Curtis Sharp 1 6–6 .500 November 10, 2012
Blake Shelton 1 5–5 .500 September 21, 2024
Mike Singletary 1 4–3 .571 December 6, 2014
Marcus Smart 1 5–6 .455 November 23, 2013
Alex Smith 1 6–3 .667 November 1, 2025
Bruce Smith 1 7–3 .700 September 30, 2017
Emmitt Smith 1 10–2 .833 October 5, 2019
Nolan Smith 1 9–2 .818 November 11, 2023
Stephen A. Smith 1 6–5 .545 October 29, 2022
Steve Smith, Sr. 1 4–6 .400 October 28, 2023
Hope Solo 1 4–5 .444 October 12, 2013
Lara Spencer 1 9–4 .692 October 19, 2019
Jordan Spieth 1 6–4 .600 November 12, 2022
Dawn Staley 1 9–3 .750 September 14, 2024
John Stockton 1 6–1 .857 October 10, 2015
Picabo Street 1 6–3 .667 September 25, 2010
C. J. Stroud 1 8–3 .727 October 21, 2023
Nick Swisher 1 8–1 .889 November 28, 2009
Lt. Colonel Scott "Spike" Thomas 1 7–3 .700 November 7, 2009
Justin Thomas 1 5–7 .417 November 9, 2019
Thurman Thomas 1 8–3 .727 November 4, 2017
Matthew Tkachuk 1 6–3 .667 September 20, 2025
LaDainian Tomlinson 1 7–2 .778 December 3, 2022
Twenty One Pilots 1 7–3 .700 November 20, 2021
Gabrielle Union 1 7–6 .538 September 28, 2019
Dwyane Wade 1 4–5 .444 September 28, 2019
Bill Walton 1 5–6 .455 October 23, 2021
Bubba Watson 1 10–0 1.000 September 28, 2013
Lil Wayne 1 7–3 .700 November 5, 2016
Jon Weiner 1 6–5 .545 September 26, 2020
Christian Wilkins 1 9–2 .818 October 1, 2022
Brian Wilson 1 4–5 .444 November 5, 2011
Gene Wojciechowski 1 4–6 .400 October 14, 2017

International broadcasts

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In the UK, College GameDay was shown in full during BT Sport's decade on air (2013–2023), unless live sport was being aired on all of its channels. In July 2023, BT Sport was relaunched as TNT Sports following the sale of BT Sport to Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.[54] This saw the cessation of ESPN programming, and College Gameday stopped being shown in the UK.[55][unreliable source?] The program returned to UK screens on 18 November 2023 following an agreement between Sky Sports and ESPN which sees Sky Sports broadcasting College Gameday and three College Football games each week for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[56]

From 2025, DAZN has secured a deal with ESPN which includes the broadcasting of College Gameday in the UK, Continental Europe, and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regions, where there is no conflict.[57]

College Gameday is broadcast fully in Australia and New Zealand from 11pm-2am AEST on Sunday mornings, before carrying at least 3 college football games across the ESPN Australia networks through Foxtel or Fetch TV and streaming service Kayo Sports on Sunday mornings.

See also

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