ESPN College GameDay picks winner of Ohio State vs. Penn State

Aug 31, 2018; Madison, WI, USA; ESPN College Football logo on a tv camera prior to the game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

It’s time to get this massive, top-five matchup going between YOUR Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 3 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. The game is on the road for the Buckeyes, so they’ll have to find a way to quiet the crowd and come out of a hostile environment with a win, someway, somehow.

The game is so big that both Fox Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN College GameDay are on site to preview the day of college football, and of course, to make picks on the games of the day, including Ohio State and Penn State.

So how did each ESPN personality predict the game to go between the two rivals? Here’s who Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee, and the others think will win in a very important matchup in the Big Ten and nationally.

Desmond Howard

Desmond Howard broadcasts live from the set of ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Beale Street in Memphis on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.

The Pick

Howard surprised all of Buckeye Nation by picking Ohio State to win the game. Don’t fall out of your chair.

Nick Saban

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban on the set of ESPN’s College Game Day before a game between the Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images

The Pick

Saban mentioned there were some former Alabama players on Ohio State’s roster but he didn’t get any gifts from them and went with Penn State.

Pat McAfee

Host Pat McAfee, center, makes a point while Rece Davis, left, and Lee Corso look on during the ESPN College GameDay show on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, on the Hesburgh Library lawn on the University of Notre Dame campus in South…

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Author : Buckeyes Wire

Publish date : 2024-11-02 16:12:21

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