College GameDay is an ESPN entertainment show previewing college football games. It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators, giving an overview of college football games, but the show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993, and began incorporating live broadcasts. The official name of the show is College GameDay built by The Home Depot. There is a separate radio broadcast, ESPN Radio College GameDay, on ESPN Radio. Today, the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso. Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is Corso's counterpart. Starting in 2008, Desmond Howardhas been added to the cast in the show's introduction. 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. On September 5, 2015, Rece Davis (also host of the college basketball version of GameDay), replaced Chris Fowler as host of the college football version, which itself started its 29th season on that day.The show is known for its prediction segment that appears on each broadcast. Typically there are three predictors: Corso, Herbstreit, and an invited guest, usually a celebrity, prominent athlete, or radio personality associated with the host university or school for that week. The end of the show always concludes with a catch phrase and prediction from Corso, who subsequently dons the mascot's headgear of the school he predicts to win the game, usually to the ire or excitement of local fans. Beginning with the 2013 season, GameDay airs for three hours on ESPN. Previously, beginning in 2010, the first hour of the show was broadcast on ESPNU at 9am ET, with the 2 remaining hours of the show on ESPN from 10am-noon ET.
s42e01NFL Draft Day 1 from Pittsburgh, PA2026-04-2321:00⌄
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will be live from Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft, connecting college football's biggest storylines to the next generation of NFL stars. The Draft marks ESPN's first major event of the 2026 football season, culminating with ESPN's first-ever Super Bowl on February 14, 2027.2026 marks the ninth season the premier college football pregame show has originated from the NFL Draft.
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s42e02NFL Draft Day 2 from Pittsburgh, PA2026-04-2421:00⌄
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s42e03From Baton Rouge, LA2026-09-0513:00⌄
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will kick off its 40th season with a milestone event – its 500th show on the road – from Baton Rouge, La. ahead of LSU's marquee Week 1 matchup against Clemson. The three-hour season premiere of college football's premier pregame show will air live from LSU's campus, marking the show's 15th visit to Baton Rouge.
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s42e04From Austin, TX2026-09-1213:00⌄
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Austin, Texas, for Week 2 of its 40th season, setting up live from the lawn of the LBJ Presidential Library at The University of Texas. Texas will host College GameDay for the 11th time, carrying a 5-5 record in previous hosting appearances — including a Week 2 matchup in 2006 against No. 1 Ohio State, a game the Buckeyes won 24-7. Saturday's show marks Texas' 29th all-time appearance on the program. Ohio State extends its own record with its 69th College GameDay appearance.
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s42e05From Oxford, MS2026-09-1913:00⌄
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Oxford, Mississippi, for Week 3 of its 40th season, setting up live from The Grove on the Ole Miss campus. Ole Miss will host College GameDay for the third time. The last time the show originated from The Grove was in 2021, when then-Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin served as celebrity guest picker. Saturday marks Ole Miss's eighth all-time appearance on the program. LSU makes its second appearance of the season and 37th overall.
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College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Knoxville, Tennessee, for Week 4 of its landmark 40th season, setting up live from the Ayres Hall Lawn at the University of Tennessee. The Longhorns and Volunteers are meeting in the regular season for the first time in series history. Their three previous matchups all came on New Year's Day in Dallas at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Tennessee will host College GameDay on campus for the 13th time and the program will make its 29th overall appearance. Texas makes its second GameDay appearance of the season and 30th appearance all-time.
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