‘College GameDay’ announces Week 12 location

Kirk Herbstreit and Nick Saban sit on the ESPN College Gameday set prior to the NCAA football game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

ESPN’s “College GameDay” has announced where it will be for Week 12 of the 2024 college football season.

For the second straight week, and the seventh time overall this season, the “GameDay” crew is heading to an SEC venue. Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and yes, Nick Saban, will be at Sanford Stadium in Athens for the Georgia Bulldogs’ showdown with the Tennessee Volunteers.

According to ESPN, it will be the 10th time that Athens will host College GameDay. Kickoff for Tennessee-Georgia is set for a prime time 6:30 p.m. CT start. The game will be televised on ABC.

Tennessee (8-1) is ranked No. 4 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Mississippi State 33-14 in Week 11. The Vols are No. 7 in the updated College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday.

Georgia (7-2) is No. 10 in the Coaches Poll and slid all the way from No. 2 to No. 12 in the CFP rankings after its 28-10 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels last Saturday in Oxford.

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For Saban, it will mark his first visit to Sanford Stadium since Alabama’s 38-10 rout of the Bulldogs on Oct. 3, 2015. Derrick Henry rushed for 148 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown run, in that game as part of his Heisman Trophy winning senior season.

The Crimson Tide’s defense forced four turnovers, including a 50-yard Eddie Jackson “pick six” touchdown to start the second half and extend Alabama’s lead to 31-3. Minkah Fitzpatrick scored a touchdown on special teams by blocking a punt and scooping it at the Georgia 1-yard…

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Author : Roll Tide Wire

Publish date : 2024-11-13 19:45:26

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