ESPN’s “College Gameday” To Air From Columbus On Dec. 21 For Buckeyes’ First-Round College Football Matchup Against No. 9 Seed Tennessee

ESPN’s “College Gameday” will return to Columbus on Dec. 21, where it will be on hand for Ohio State’s first-round College Football Playoff matchup against Tennessee (8 p.m., ESPN/ABC). This will be the second school the show will visit that weekend, with it also heading to South Bend, Ind., on Dec. 20 for Notre Dame’s first-round game against No. 10 seed Indiana. 

This marks the second time this season the Emmy-winning college football pregame show — which features a panel of hosts Rece Davis, longtime analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Hersbtreit and Lee Corso, ESPN personality Pat McAfee and former Alabama head coach Nick Saban — will visit Ohio State for a Buckeyes’ game. 

The first instance occurred on Nov. 23 when the show aired from Ohio Stadium before the Buckeyes’ top-five matchup against then-No. 5 Indiana, a 38-15 victory for Ohio State. Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields served as the show’s celebrity guest picker on that day. 

“College Gameday” was also on hand for Ohio State’s 32-31 road loss to now-No. 1 Oregon at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 12 and its 20-13 road win at Penn State on Nov 2, giving Ryan Day’s team a 2-1 record this season when they are the featured matchup on the show. 

Ohio State boasts a 42-20 all-time record in their 62 all-time appearances on “College Gameday,” which dates back to 1996. Corso has donned Brutus Buckeye’s headgear a record 44 times in his 28 years as the show’s game picker, although he picked his former team Indiana before the Nov. 23 matchup.