'College GameDay' will visit 3 straight SEC schools to open 2026
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- ESPN announced that College GameDay will exclusively visit SEC schools during the first three weeks of the 2026 college football season, starting at LSU in Week 1, then Texas in Week 2, and Ole Miss in Week 3.
- The Week 1 and Week 3 locations relate to new LSU head coach Lane Kiffin, who previously coached Ole Miss before moving to LSU after the 2025 season.
- Key matchups include LSU hosting Clemson in Week 1, Texas facing No. 1 ranked Ohio State in Week 2, and LSU playing at Ole Miss in Week 3.
- The College GameDay on-air team remains largely unchanged, with Rece Davis hosting alongside Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and contributors Steve Coughlin, Jen Lada, Jess Sims, and Pete Thamel.
- The 2026 season marks College GameDay's 40th anniversary and the 500th on-the-road edition, with ESPN planning special logos to celebrate these milestones.
