ESPN’s “College GameDay” has announced where the iconic pregame show will be for Week 13 of the 2024 college football season.
The GameDay crew of Nick Saban, host Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee will be at Ohio Stadium in Columbus for the top five showdown between the Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1).
It marks the 24th time that Ohio State has hosted GameDay, the most of any college football program. Alabama is second, having hosted 19 times. Kickoff for Indiana-Ohio State is at 11 a.m. CT. The game can be seen on Fox as part of the network’s “Big Noon Saturday” game.
Ohio State is No. 2 in both the College Football Playoff rankings and the US LBM Coaches Poll. Indiana is ranked No. 5.
“College GameDay” begins broadcasting live at 8 a.m. CT on ESPN.
Nick Saban returns to Ohio State years after monumental upset
Michigan State’s Josh Thornhill and Josh Shaw celebrate a 28-24 win over Ohio State on Nov. 7, 1998. Rick Stewart /Allsport
For Saban, GameDay’s visit to Columbus will mark a return to the site of a monumental upset from his days as Michigan State‘s head coach. On Nov. 7, 1998, Saban and the Spartans pulled off a stunning 28-24 win over coach John Cooper’s No. 1 ranked Buckeyes. It was a game that altered the college football and BCS landscape.
Michigan State was a 27.5-point underdog entering the game but the win over Ohio State, coupled with a late-season UCLA loss to Miami at the Orange Bowl, paved the way for Bobby Bowden’s one-loss Florida State Seminoles to reach the inaugural BCS Championship Game against the Tennessee Volunteers.
During his time in East Lansing from 1995-99, Saban compiled a 2-1 record against the Buckeyes. After the 1998 win in Columbus, he led the Spartans to a 23-7 victory over Ohio State the following year in his final season at Michigan State in 1999.
Alabama football 2024 schedule
Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2) head to Norman to face the Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Saturday. The Crimson Tide are ranked No. 7 in this week’s CFP rankings and Top 25 polls. The Sooners fell 30-23 to Missouri in their last game on Nov. 9 in Columbia.
Kickoff for Alabama-Oklahoma is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ABC, with the broadcast crew of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit calling the action.
