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“College GameDay” is heading back to The Lone Star State for one of Texas football’s biggest regular season games of the season.
With the Longhorns’ first SEC matchup against No. 4 Georgia on the Week 8 docket, college football’s preeminent pregame show with Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee is returning to Austin and DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium for a top-five matchup.
It is the first time that “College GameDay” is returning to Austin since 2022 when then-No. 18 Texas hosted then-No. 4 TCU, where golfer Jordan Spieth was the guest picker. Could Spieth make a return as the guest picker this time? Could it be Matthew McConaughey? Or could it be World No. 1 and Olympic gold golf medalist Scottie Scheffler? Time will only tell.
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Texas is coming off a 34-3 romp over Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry last week at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Quinn Ewers finished 20 of 29 passing for 199 yards with two total touchdowns in his first start back from injury. Meanwhile, Georgia is coming off back-to-back wins over Auburn and Mississippi State after falling to Alabama in Week 5.
Here’s what you need to know about “College GameDay” in Week 8, including time, date, location, who the guest picker is and more:
Where is ‘College GameDay’ location in Week 8?
“College GameDay” is returning to DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium and Texas for the first time since 2022, and the 10th overall time. ESPN chose the top-five SEC showdown between the Longhorns and the Bulldogs over the Third Saturday in October rivalry between No. 7 Alabama and No. 10 Tennessee, No. 11 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech and No. 8 LSU at Arkansas.
Saturday’s episode of “College GameDay” marks the 24th time that the Longhorns will be featured on the show,…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-10-17 14:08:31
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