ESPN’s College GameDay did not journey wherever for Week 0, however its vacation spot for Week 1 is already lined up. What about Week 2, although?
The faculty soccer pregame present is heading to Columbus, Ohio for Week 1. The No. 3 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes can be taking up No. 1 Texas at The Horseshoe. It’ll be Lee Corso’s remaining present. The legendary 90-year-old faculty soccer analyst has been on College GameDay since 1987. He’ll be doing one remaining present in Columbus, earlier than calling it a profession.
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“Corso, who turns 90 in August, has been a part of college football’s premier pregame show since it debuted in 1987. His very first headgear pick was October 5, 1996, when he donned Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye mascot head in Columbus, Ohio. Corso’s weekly end-of-show pick during GameDay’s Saturday Selections has become a college football tradition, surprising and delighting fans for nearly three decades. Entering his final broadcast in August, Corso has made 430 headgear picks all-time, including the Buckeyes a record 45 times,” ESPN announced in Lee Corso’s retirement press release.
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 1: (L-R) Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN College GameDay seem on set earlier than the Rose Bowl between Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 1, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images)Ric Tapia/Getty Images
But whereas ESPN’s College GameDay has already secured its Week 1 location, the place will the beloved faculty soccer pregame present be heading for Week 2?
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There’s one “obvious” decide.
The apparent Week 2 College GameDay vacation spot
There’s just one sport between preseason AP Poll Top 25 groups on the schedule for Week 2 proper now: No. 14 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma.
That makes Norman, Oklahoma the “obvious” vacation spot for College GameDay. It’s doable that the school soccer pregame present might go elsewhere, however there are most likely too many good storylines with Michigan at Oklahoma to go up on that sport.
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Michigan coach Sherrone Moore performed at Oklahoma. It’s a homecoming sport for the Wolverines head coach, who performed offensive guard for the Sooners in 2006 and ’07. The sport clearly means rather a lot to Moore, too, as he’ll serve his suspension from the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal earlier than and after this sport.
COLUMBUS, OHIO – NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines stands throughout a timeout within the third quarter of a sport in opposition to the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images)Ben Jackson/Getty Images
Michigan and Oklahoma boast two of the most important and most profitable packages – and fan bases – in faculty soccer historical past, too. The Wolverines are No. 1 on the all-time wins checklist with 1,012 whereas the Sooners are sixth with 950.
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The different contenders
If ESPN surprises and goes elsewhere for Week 2, the quick checklist of potential locations is as follows:
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Iowa State vs. Iowa (good rivalry sport)
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Oregon vs. Oklahoma State (Oregon is a prime 10 workforce whereas Oklahoma State might shock beneath Mike Gundy)
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Mississippi State vs. Arizona State (the Sun Devils are coming off a College Football Playoff look)
As you may see, although, nothing on the schedule comes near matching the hype of Oklahoma vs. Michigan. Add in the truth that the sport is airing on ABC – ESPN does not at all times ship College GameDay to a sport that is airing on considered one of their networks, however it at all times helps – and it is near a lock.
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