ESPN's "College GameDay" will return to Tennessee on Saturday for a 13th time.
The show will broadcast live from the lawn of Ayres Hall from 9-11 a.m. EDT. The final hour of the show from 11 a.m.-noon EDT will be held inside Neyland Stadium leading up to a noon kickoff between No. 13 Tennessee (3-0) and No. 1 Texas (3-0).
ABC will televise the SEC matchup with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter) on the call.
Candace Parker served as guest picker on Sept. 13, 2025 for the Tennessee-Georgia game. Bianca Belair was a guest picker for the Tennessee-Florida game on Sept. 24, 2022, while Peyton Manning served as a guest picker on Oct. 15, 2022 for the Tennessee-Alabama game.
Phillip Fulmer and Steve
Spurrier were co-guest pickers for the Tennessee-Florida matchup on Sept. 24, 2016.
The Florida at Tennessee game on Sept. 15, 2012 featured Kenny Chesney as a guest picker.
Charles Barkley was the first celebrity guest picker on ESPN "College GameDay" ahead of the Auburn at Tennessee game on Oct. 2, 2004.
Ahead of the Tennessee-Texas game on Saturday, Vols Wire looks at ideal guest pickers for "College GameDay" and are listed below.
Tennessee versus Texas: ESPN "College GameDay" ideal guest pickers
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