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Where is ‘College GameDay’ this week? Location, time, guest picker for week 1 on ESPN

By Manuel E. Hernandez

Once again, “College GameDay” is ready to travel across the college football landscape to preview the biggest games and storylines.

But not so fast my friends. The “GameDay” Broadcast Team Is Previewing Not Just One Week 1 Game This Year: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Lee Corso and Co. Will Give College Football Fans a Double Feature rare.

The first official stop of the 2022 season is in Pittsburgh for the Thursday Night Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and No. 17 Pitt. Next, the team travels to Columbus, Ohio for a preview of Saturday’s top five encounter between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Notre Dame.

And with that, college football is officially back.

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Pitt-West Virginia’s Thursday night feature should be heavy with nostalgia: It’s the teams’ first meeting since 2011, and also marks the 15th anniversary of the infamous 2007 game in which the unranked Panthers 4-7 won. shocked second-ranked Mountaineers – and college football in general – in a 13-9 upset.

This game kept West Virginia out of the BCS Championship game and was an early precursor to the eventual move to the college football playoffs.

Saturday’s schedule will feature more than just Ohio State-Notre Dame, but will still feature plenty of Midwestern powerhouse stuff. The Buckeyes have what might be their best offense in school history, while the Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman will assume his alma mater. Also look for plenty of speculation about Notre Dame and the Big Ten storylines.

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With that, The Sporting News takes a look at the two “GameDay” visits from Week 1:

Where is the “College GameDay” location for week 1?

Thursday, September 1

  • Location: Pittsburgh
  • Time: 6 p.m. ET
  • Match: West Virginia at No. 17 Pitt

Pitt will only be making his third GameDay appearance, with the previous two meetings being held in Pittsburgh. The then-ranked 25th-ranked Panthers won their first “GameDay” in 2003, stunning No. 5 Virginia Tech 31-28. Two years later, unranked Notre Dame beat No. 23 Pitt 42-21 on the road.

West Virginia, meanwhile, will be making its fifth all-time appearance on the show. The Mountaineers are 1-3 in such games so far – 0-2 at home and 0-1 on the road – although their only win was a 70-33 bombardment of No. 14 Clemson during the 2012 Orange Bowl.

Pitt and West Virginia have never met as “GameDay” opponents.

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Saturday September 3

  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Time: 9 a.m. ET
  • Match: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State

Ohio State’s appearance at “College GameDay” will be its 54th all-time, giving it two more than second place Alabama. This will be the Buckeyes’ 21st time as the host team.

The Buckeyes are the winningest team in GameDay history, with a 37-16 record. They also have the second-highest winning percentage of teams with double-digit appearances: .698, behind only USC’s .750 mark at 18-6. The Buckeyes are 15-5 all-time when hosting.

Notre Dame will make its 34th all-time appearance on Saturday. The Fighting Irish are 15-18 as part of the star teams on “GameDay”, including 8-12 as a team on the road.

The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish have only met once as “GameDay” opponents: No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Notre Dame 29-16 in South Bend, Indiana , in 1996.

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Schedule for “College GameDay” on ESPN

Thursday, September 1

  • Start time: 6 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Diffusion: ESPN+, fuboTV

Saturday September 3

  • Start time: 9 a.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Diffusion: ESPN+, fuboTV

The “GameDay” team will preview all the action from Week 1 live from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh and then from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Pitt-WVU matchup kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN Thursday. The Ohio State-Notre Dame game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC Saturday.

ESPN’s destination in Week 2 has yet to be determined, although it will almost certainly be Austin, Texas, where the Longhorns will face No. 1 Alabama. This will only be Nick Saban’s third non-conference road game of his tenure with the Crimson Tide, and will pit him against his former offensive coordinator in the Longhorns coach. Steve Sarkisian.

The week Match Location Guest Selector Corso’s headgear Results
1 West Virginia at No. 17 Pitt (Thursday) Pittsburgh N / A Panthers To be determined
1 No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Jack Harlow To be determined To be determined

Who is the “College GameDay” guest selector for week 1?

“GameDay” has yet to announce its Week 1 guest selectors for Pitt-West Virginia, though Jack Harlow, a rapper from Louisville, Kentucky, was named entertainment and the season’s first guest selector. for Ohio State-Notre Dame:

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