Overview
- ESPN announced on Friday that College GameDay will originate from The Grove at the University of Mississippi for the Sept. 19 Ole Miss–LSU game.
- The game is set for Saturday, Sept. 19 and is scheduled to air in primetime on ABC, though published reports list conflicting kickoff times (6:30 p.m. ET versus 7:30 p.m. ET).
- GameDay will use its regular on-air team, including Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban, and is expected to set up on The Grove stage in the morning before the evening game.
- The matchup is getting heavy attention because Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford as LSU’s head coach after six seasons at Ole Miss, a storyline that could affect national perception of both teams early in the season.
- ESPN’s visit completes a run of three straight marquee campus stops to open GameDay’s 40th season, a scheduling choice that has raised ticket demand and pushed resale prices well above face value.