Next week, ESPN’sCollege GameDay will kick there show off in Bloomington, Indiana for the second time ever, and first time since 2017. The college football roadshow will feature the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers as they take on a new conference foe in the Washington Huskies.
The show will air for three hours from 9 a.m. to noon ET, hosted by Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit and former Indiana head coach Lee Corso.
It’s been hinted multiple times that this was in the works for the program. When Curt Cignetti appeared on the Pat McAfee show this past week, McAfee noted that the Gameday crew had eyes on Bloomington as a destination.
Notable Indiana University alumni and benefactors Sports announcer Joe Buck; pro sports team executive Mark Cuban; singer John Mellencamp and baseball star Kyle Schwarber are all in the running to be the Hoosiers celeb guest pickers on Saturday morning.
Indiana takes on Washington (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) on Saturday at noon ET on Big Ten Network, withESPN College GameDay airing live from Bloomington that morning leading up to kickoff.
Just announced: ESPN's @CollegeGameDay is headed to 7-0 @IndianaFootball under 1st year coach @CCignettiIU this Saturday.
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) October 20, 2024
CGD has only been to Bloomington one other time - in 2017. Lee Corso coached the @IUHoosiers from 1973-82, so this show will be extra special. #IUFB pic.twitter.com/W0M6Hn9qwZ
Bloomington, here we come‼️
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 20, 2024
Coach Corso returns home to see the 7-0 Hoosiers for our first-ever Saturday College GameDay at Indiana! pic.twitter.com/27oCK60Ztz