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College GameDay (branded as ESPN College GameDay built by The Home Depot for sponsorship reasons) is a pre-game show broadcast by ESPN as part of the network's coverage of college football, broadcast on Saturday mornings during the college football season. In its current form, the program is typically broadcast from the campus of the team hosting a featured game being played that day and features news and analysis of the day's upcoming games.It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as commentators, giving an overview of college football games. Karie Ross soon became the first female to join the broadcast.WEB,weblink Karie Ross: Board Member, February 26, 2020, March 22, 2022, Miss America, The show underwent a radical transformation beginning in 1993, and began incorporating live broadcasts. Today, the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso,weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030144644weblink|date=October 30, 2011}} whose appearances have been pre-scripted since suffering a stroke in 2009.NEWS,weblink Not so fast, my friend: A stroke couldn't rob ESPN's Lee Corso of 'College GameDay', Ava, Wallace, The Washington Post, October 14, 2017, October 26, 2017, Rece Davis serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit is Corso's counterpart. Desmond Howard was added to the cast of the show in 2008. Craig James served as an analyst from 1990 to 1995. Erin Andrews joined the GameDay crew as a co-host and contributor in 2010, replaced in 2012 by Samantha Ponder (and in 2017 by Maria Taylor after Ponder left to become host of Sunday NFL Countdown that same year). In 2015, Rece Davis (also host of the college basketball version of GameDay) replaced Chris Fowler as host of the show. Nick Saban was then added to the show in 2024. In 2010, the program was expanded from two to three hours, with the opening hour broadcast on ESPNU until 2013. In 2020 the show received a massive graphic update.The show is known for its prediction segment that appears at the end of each broadcast. The predictions use the standard scoring system and do not use the spread in determining the pick. Typically there are five predictors: Corso, Herbstreit, Howard, Pat McAfee, and an invited guest, usually a celebrity, prominent athlete, or radio personality associated with the host school for that week. The show always concludes with Corso's prediction for the host school's game, after which he dons the mascot's headgear of the team he predicts to win the game, usually to the ire or excitement of local fans. As of January 8, 2024, Corso is 274–139 in his headgear picks. His first headgear pick occurred on October 5, 1996, when he correctly picked the Ohio State Buckeyes over the Penn State Nittany Lions. In 2018, Corso made his first NFL headgear pick when, as a guest on Sunday NFL Countdown, he correctly picked the New Orleans Saints to win their Week 9 game at home against the Los Angeles Rams.@ESPN: "Who did Lee Corso choose in his first-ever NFL headgear pick? Let's just say the crowd fired up the "WHO DAT!?" chant" ESPN on Twitter Corso made his 400th headgear pick on September 16, 2023, for the Colorado/Colorado State rivalry game, he put on the headgear for Colorado.As of January 8, 2024, Ohio State – Penn State and Alabama – LSU is the most featured matchup, appearing 12 times on College Gameday. Alabama – Georgia has been featured 10 times. Florida – Tennessee, Michigan – Ohio State and Army – Navy have been featured 9 times. Alabama – Auburn, Florida – Florida State, Florida State – Miami, and Oklahoma – Texas currently sit at 8.{{TOClimit|3}}

Crew/Staff

File:091507-USCNeb-GameDaywrap.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The GameDay crew record a post-game segment for SportsCenterSportsCenterESPN laid off a large number of on-air staff, including College GameDay hosts Gene Wojciechowski and David Pollack.WEB,weblink ESPN cuts another college football analyst as network undergoes major layoffs, James, Parks, 2023-07-05, 2023-07-06, WEB,weblink College Football Fans Were So Bummed About David Pollack Getting Laid Off by ESPN, Andy, Nesbitt, 2023-06-30, 2023-07-06,

Current

• Rece Davis: (Host, 2015–present)
• Lee Corso: (Analyst, 1987–present)weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011111126weblink|date=October 11, 2007}}
• Kirk Herbstreit: (Analyst, 1996–present)
• Desmond Howard: (Analyst, 2005–present)
• Pat McAfee: (Contributor, 2019–2020; Analyst, 2022–present)
• Nick Saban: (Analyst, 2024–present)WEB, Nick Saban to join College GameDay roster,weblink
• Jen Lada: (Reporter, 2016–present)
• Jess Sims: (Reporter, 2022–present)
• Pete Thamel: (Insider, 2022–present)
• Steve Coughlin: (Sports Betting Analyst, 2023–present)WEB, ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Adds College Football Betting Analyst ‘Stanford Steve’ Coughlin for 2023 Season,weblink

Former

• Trev Alberts: (In-Studio Analyst, 2002–2005)
• Erin Andrews: (Reporter/Contributor, 2010–2011)NEWS, Hibberd, James, July 13, 2011, Erin Andrews signs new ESPN deal, Reuters,weblink September 20, 2011,
• Tim Brando: (Host, 1987–1988)
• Bob Carpenter: (Host, 1989)
• Beano Cook: (Analyst, 1987–1990)
• Chris "Bear" Fallica: (Researcher/Contributor, 1996–2022)
• Chris Fowler: (Host, 1990–2014)
• Robert Griffin III: (Contributor, 2021–2022)
• Craig James: (Analyst, 1990–1995)
• Rocket Ismail: (Contributor, 2003–2004)
• Nick Lachey: (Contributor, 2005)
• Norm Hitzges: (Contributor, 1992–1995)
• David Pollack: (Analyst/Contributor, 2011–2022)
• Samantha Ponder: (Reporter/Contributor, 2012–2016)
• Tom Rinaldi: (Contributor, 2011–2020)
• Maria Taylor: (Reporter/Contributor, 2017–2020)
• Gene Wojciechowski: (Contributor, 1992–2022)

History

File:College GameDay (45924728701).jpg|right|thumb|Fan-made signs and flags being held up behind the set help make up the atmosphere of GameDay, as seen here at UCF in November 2018.]]GameDay started on ESPN in 1987 and originally broadcast from a studio in Connecticut.In 1993, GameDay took the show "on the road" for the first time, going to South Bend, Indiana for the match-up between #2 Notre Dame and #1 FSU on November 13.NEWS,weblink Spokesman-Review, (Spokane, Washington), Associated Press, Fendrich, Howard, ESPN' "College GameDay" a huge hit, September 2, 2000, C2, (Matchups between the top two teams were rare prior to the BCS). It broadcast from the Sports Heritage Hall at the Notre Dame Joyce Center. The broadcast was such a success that they did nearly half their shows in 1994 on the road and in 1995 abandoned the studio altogether.The format also changed from broadcasting from an indoor studio on site to live from outside a stadium hosting a big game most Saturdays. The selected stadium is usually hosting one of the biggest matchups of the day, regardless of whether the game airs on an ESPN network.The show takes on a festive tailgate party atmosphere, as thousands of fans gather behind the broadcast set, in view of the show's cameras. Many fans bring flags or hand-painted signs as well, and the school's cheerleaders and mascots often join in the celebration. Crowds at GameDay tapings are known to be quite boisterous and very spirited. Flags seen at the broadcast are not limited to those of the home team; for example, one large Washington State flag can be seen at every broadcast, regardless of the location or the teams involved. The idea began in 2003 on WSU online fan forums and has resulted in the flag, nicknamed "Ol' Crimson," being present at 281 consecutive GameDay broadcasts since 2003.Steward Mandel, Burning questions about BCS, a few candidates for Tennessee and more, SI.com, November 12, 2008, Accessed November 12, 2008.Michael Hiestand, "GameDay" flag relay is worth a salute, USA Today, October 30, 2008, Accessed November 12, 2008.WEB,weblink Ol' Crimson Booster Club – Waving the Washington State University flag on ESPN College Gameday since 2003. Keep the WSU streak alive, donate today. Go Cougs!, Olcrimson.org, November 29, 2015, The show's current intro and theme music is performed by country music duo Big & Rich, who perform their 2005 crossover hit "Comin' to Your City" with revised lyrics which mention several top college teams and a guest appearance by Cowboy Troy. Rap artist Travie McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes) now appears in the intro for this show, starting with 2014 season, as well as Lzzy Hale, lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Halestorm. Additional music that has been used for the show include "Boom" by the rock group P.O.D. and God Bless Saturday by Kid Rock.File:College Gameday 20051105 - Corso with Miami hat.jpg|thumb|right|250px|At Virginia Tech in November 2005, Corso picks the University of Miami to upset Virginia Tech. Note the head of Sebastian the Ibis, the University of MiamiUniversity of MiamiTypically, the show will end with Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit issuing their predictions for that day's key matchups, finishing with the game to be played at the stadium hosting GameDay, for which Corso signifies his prediction by donning the head piece of the mascot of his predicted winner. Starting with the 2009 season, a celebrity guest picker gives picks for the day's key games alongside the GameDay regulars (such as Bob Knight when GameDay aired from Texas Tech in 2008, NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. when GameDay aired from Bristol Motor Speedway (a NASCAR track) in 2016 and Verne Lundquist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since it was his final season calling College Football games on CBS). Prior to 2009, this was not done on a regular basis. Herbstreit, who in 2006 became a game analyst for ABC's Saturday Night Football, is not allowed to make a pick for the game at which he is assigned due to parent company Disney's conflict-of-interest rules; however, he is allowed to give one or two keys to the game.File:College_Gameday_Line.jpg|thumb|left|At Penn StatePenn StateIn past years, when no suitably important game was available, it would originate instead from the ESPN studios. In 2017, with no suitably important game available, one show aired from Times Square instead. In August 2019, College Gameday aired from parent company Disney's Magic Kingdom Park in Disney World ahead of the University of Florida-Miami game played in Orlando.College GameDay was also a source for many arguments regarding the purported east coast bias: From 1993 until 2004, GameDay had only been to two regular season games on the entire West Coast (1998 at UCLA and 2000 at Oregon). Given the popularity of the show and the media coverage it brought to the highlighted game, teams and fans of the West Coast teams felt that the show was only magnifying the perceived problems with excess media focus on East, South and Midwest games; ESPN attributed its lack of West Coast games to the need for a very early start time (07:00 AM PST) and an alleged lack of high quality matchups.As Mark Gross, coordinating producer of GameDay, noted: "You're asking a thousand people to show up 12 hours before the game starts ... By no means are we ignoring (USC). We always discuss the possibility. But the time is something to think about." Patrick Kinmartin, weblink" title="wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070828080935weblink">What time is it? Time for "College GameDay" to make its way to L.A., The Daily Trojan, April 8, 2004.With the addition of the Saturday Night Football game on ABC in 2006, GameDay has increasingly aired from that game. This could be done for many reasons including the fact Kirk Herbstreit is on both programs, thus making it easier for him. Another reason could be to give the Saturday Night Football game added exposure.Beginning with the show's 21st season (2007), College GameDay began broadcasting in high-definition on ESPN HD. Also the same season, California became the first (and as of 2022, only) team to decline to host College GameDay,WEB, Kunnath, Avinash, 2017-06-02, Cal the only program to decline College Gameday. (But it won't happen again.),weblink 2022-11-07, California Golden Blogs, en, as the school believed Gameday should go to Virginia Tech after the Virginia Tech shooting earlier in the year.College GameDay expanded to 3 hours, with the first hour being televised on ESPNU beginning September 4, 2010. In addition, ESPN Radio simulcasts the television version from 9am-noon ET. Other changes include the addition of a female contributor—first Erin Andrews in 2010 and 2011, and then Samantha Ponder (then known by her maiden name, Samantha Steele) after Andrews left ESPN for Fox following the 2011 season. Both Andrews and Ponder have anchored several segments during the first hour on ESPNU, contributed during the ESPN portion, and also worked as a sideline reporter on the game from which College GameDay originated, if it aired on one of the ESPN family of networks (i.e. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC).weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715063434weblink|date=July 15, 2010}}Beginning with the 2013 season, the third hour moved to ESPN and was hosted by Fowler. Starting in 2014, the show began a now annual visit to the Army-Navy Game in mid-December. As of 2018, the entire show is simulcast on both ESPN and ESPNU.As previously mentioned, beginning with the 29th season (2015), Rece Davis (who is also the host of the college basketball version) replaced Chris Fowler as the football version's new host. Fowler retained his play-by-play duties on ABC's Saturday Night Football.In March 2018, ESPN announced that it would broadcast a special edition of College GameDay from Arlington, Texas, as a pre-show for its coverage of day 1 of the 2018 NFL draft. The broadcast accompanied a secondary telecast of the draft on ESPN2, which was hosted by the College GameDay panelists (barring Kirk Herbstreit, as he was involved in ESPN's main broadcast to replace the outgoing Jon Gruden).NEWS,weblink Fox, ESPN expand coverage of NFL draft, USA Today, March 21, 2018, en, NEWS,weblink Kirk Herbstreit will replace Jon Gruden on ESPN's NFL Draft coverage, February 22, 2018, Awful Announcing, March 21, 2018, en-US, In the 2020 season, College GameDay underwent modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was broadcast without an audience, and with a modified desk to comply with social distancing rules. Corso did not travel with the remainder of the College GameDay panel due to health concerns, and appeared from his Orlando home, as well as filmed sketches with appearances by team mascots.WEB, Deitsch, Richard, 'College GameDay' will be different this season while striving for the familiar,weblink 2022-11-23, The Athletic, en, WEB, Despite the pandemic, "College GameDay" on the road for 27th year,weblink 2022-11-23, NewscastStudio, en-US, NEWS, ESPN's "College GameDay" has changed during the pandemic, but Lee Corso remains beloved, en-US, The Washington Post,weblink 2022-11-23, 0190-8286, By 2023, the crowds of students returned, and exceeded their pre-pandemic numbers. James Madison University holds the record for the largest GameDay crowd in its 30-year history:WEB, Times-Dispatch, SAVANNAH REGER Richmond, 2023-11-18, Sights and sounds: JMU draws biggest 'College GameDay' crowd in history,weblink 2023-11-20, Richmond Times-Dispatch, en, 26,000 people jammed on The Quad on November 18, 2023.As of 2018, College GameDay has collected eight Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show, tied with TNT's Inside the NBA for the most wins by an analysis program. An incident happened in 2024 where ESPN admitted that for some of the Emmys it had won from 2010 to 2018, it had submitted some invented names of fictitious associate producers to receive statuettes, then quietly replaced or modified the inscriptions on the statuettes to match the show's real on-air personalities rather than the fake names. The people given the statuettes did not realize that they had not, strictly speaking, qualified for an Emmy themselves. This modification was done because the Emmy rules exclude on-air talent from the honor of the "outstanding weekly studio show" award, and the ESPN staff thought this rule was "stupid." After the scheme was discovered in 2023, the affected staff were asked to return their trophies.NEWS,weblink ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for 'College GameDay' stars, Katie, Strang, January 11, 2024, The New York Times, January 11, 2024,

Locations

1993 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

style="background:#A32638;"|24!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickNovember 13, 19932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish |31South Bend, IndianaJoyce Center1993 "Game of the Century"Corso wore the Florida State hat, then wore the Notre Dame hat. He eventually chose Florida State.}} style"background:#A32638;"|24">

1994 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickSeptember 10, 19946 Michigan Wolverines|263 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|24South Bend, IndianaRivalrySeptember 17, 199413 UCLA Bruins|212 Nebraska Cornhuskers |49Lincoln, NebraskaOctober 8, 19943 Florida State Seminoles|2013 Miami Hurricanes |34Miami, FloridaMiami Orange BowlRivalryOctober 15, 19943 Penn State Nittany Lions|315 Michigan Wolverines|24Ann Arbor, MichiganRivalryOctober 29, 19944 Colorado Buffaloes|72 Nebraska Cornhuskers |24Lincoln, NebraskaRivalryNovember 19, 19946 Auburn Tigers|144 Alabama Crimson Tide|21Birmingham, AlabamaLegion FieldIron Bowl

1995 season

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" style="background:#A32638;"|24!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes||Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickSeptember 9, 1995Georgia Bulldogs|278 Tennessee Volunteers|30Knoxville, TennesseeRivalrySeptember 23, 19953 Texas A&M Aggies|217 Colorado Buffaloes|29Boulder, ColoradoSeptember 30, 19954 Colorado Buffaloes|3810 Oklahoma Sooners|17Norman, OklahomaOctober 7, 1995Miami Hurricanes|171 Florida State Seminoles|41Tallahassee, FloridaRivalryOctober 14, 19956 Tennessee Volunteers|4112 Alabama Crimson Tide|14Birmingham, AlabamaLegion FieldThird Saturday in OctoberOctober 21, 19955 USC Trojans|1017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|38South Bend, IndianaRivalryOctober 28, 19952 Nebraska Cornhuskers|447 Colorado Buffaloes|21Boulder, ColoradoRivalryNovember 11, 1995Iowa Hawkeyes|205 Northwestern Wildcats|31Evanston, IllinoisWelsh–Ryan ArenaESPN'S 'COLLEGE GAMEDAY' COMING TO EVANSTON >URL=HTTPS://WWW.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/SPORTS/CT-XPM-2013-09-29-CHI-ESPNS-COLLEGE-GAMEDAY-COMING-TO-EVANSTON-20130928-STORY.HTML WEBSITE=CHICAGO TRIBUNE, November 18, 199517 Alabama Crimson Tide|2721 Auburn Tigers|31Auburn, AlabamaIron Bowl Alabama Crimson TideNovember 25, 19956 Florida State Seminoles|243 Florida Gators|35Gainesville, FloridaRivalryJanuary 2, 19962 Florida Gators|241 Nebraska Cornhuskers|62Tempe, ArizonaOutside Sun Devil StadiumFiesta Bowl – National Championship style"background:#A32638;"|24">

1996 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes||Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickSeptember 14, 199611 Michigan Wolverines|205 Colorado Buffaloes|13Boulder, ColoradoSeptember 21, 19964 Florida Gators|352 Tennessee Volunteers|29Knoxville, TennesseeRivalrySeptember 28, 19964 Ohio State Buckeyes|295 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|16South Bend, IndianaOctober 5, 19964 Penn State Nittany Lions|73 Ohio State Buckeyes|38Columbus, OhioOutside Ohio StadiumRivalryOhio State BuckeyesOctober 26, 19962 Ohio State Buckeyes|3820 Iowa Hawkeyes|26Iowa City, IowaOhio State BuckeyesNovember 9, 199610 Alabama Crimson Tide|2611 LSU Tigers|0Baton Rouge, LouisianaOutside Tiger StadiumRivalryAlabama Crimson TideNovember 23, 1996Auburn Tigers|2315 Alabama Crimson Tide|24Birmingham, AlabamaLegion FieldIron BowlAlabama Crimson TideNovember 30, 19961 Florida Gators|212 Florida State Seminoles|24Tallahassee, FloridaRivalryJanuary 2, 19973 Florida Gators|521 Florida State Seminoles|20New Orleans, LouisianaFlorida–Florida State football rivalry, 1997 Sugar Bowl>Sugar Bowl – National Championship style"background:#A32638;"|24">

1997 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pick|August 30, 1997NoneBristol, ConnecticutBroadcast from ESPN's Bristol studios||||September 6, 1997None|||September 13, 19978 Colorado Buffaloes|314 Michigan Wolverines|27Ann Arbor, MichiganColorado BuffaloesSeptember 20, 19974 Tennessee Volunteers|201 Florida Gators|33Gainesville, FloridaRivalryFlorida GatorsOctober 4, 19978 Iowa Hawkeyes|77 Ohio State Buckeyes|23Columbus, OhioIowa HawkeyesOctober 11, 19971 Florida Gators|2114 LSU Tigers|28Baton Rouge, LouisianaRivalryFlorida GatorsOctober 18, 19977 Florida Gators|246 Auburn Tigers|10Auburn, AlabamaRivalryFlorida GatorsOctober 25, 19975 Michigan Wolverines|2314 Michigan State Spartans|7East Lansing, MichiganOutside Spartan StadiumRivalryMichigan WolverinesNovember 8, 19972 Florida State Seminoles|205 North Carolina Tar Heels|3Chapel Hill, North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumFlorida State SeminolesNovember 22, 19972 Florida State Seminoles|2910 Florida Gators|32Gainesville, FloridaRivalryJanuary 1, 19981 Michigan Wolverines|21Pasadena, CaliforniaRose Bowl|January 2, 19983 Tennessee Volunteers|172 Nebraska Cornhuskers|42Miami, FloridaOrange Bowl – National Championship| style"background:#A32638;"|24">

1998 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickSeptember 5, 19985 Michigan Wolverines|2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|36South Bend, IndianaRivalryMichigan WolverinesSeptember 26, 19989 Washington Huskies|72 Nebraska Cornhuskers|55Lincoln, NebraskaNebraska CornhuskersOctober 3, 19987 Penn State Nittany Lions|91 Ohio State Buckeyes|28Columbus, OhioRivalryOhio State BuckeyesOctober 10, 19985 Tennessee Volunteers|227 Georgia Bulldogs|3Athens, GeorgiaRivalryGeorgia BulldogsOctober 17, 199811 Oregon Ducks|382 UCLA Bruins|41OTPasadena, CaliforniaUCLA BruinsOctober 24, 19985 Florida State Seminoles|3423 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|7Atlanta, GeorgiaFlorida State SeminolesNovember 14, 199811 Nebraska Cornhuskers|302 Kansas State Wildcats|40Manhattan, KansasKSU StadiumRivalryKansas State WildcatsDecember 5, 19983 UCLA Bruins|45Miami Hurricanes|49Miami, FloridaMiami Orange BowlUCLA BruinsJanuary 4, 19992 Florida State Seminoles|161 Tennessee Volunteers|23Tempe, ArizonaFiesta Bowl – BCS National Championship GameFlorida State Seminoles style"background:#A32638;"|24">

1999 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickAugust 28, 19994 Arizona Wildcats|73 Penn State Nittany Lions|41University Park, PennsylvaniaOutside Beaver StadiumPigskin ClassicPenn State Nittany LionsSeptember 4, 199916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|227 Michigan Wolverines|26Ann Arbor, MichiganRivalry|September 18, 19992 Tennessee Volunteers|214 Florida Gators|23Gainesville, FloridaNorth End Zone Outside of Ben Hill Griffin StadiumRivalryFlorida GatorsSeptember 25, 19994 Michigan Wolverines|2120 Wisconsin Badgers|16Madison, WisconsinMichigan WolverinesOctober 9, 19993 Michigan Wolverines|3111 Michigan State Spartans|34East Lansing, MichiganNorth End Zone of Spartan StadiumRivalryMichigan State SpartansOctober 16, 199916 Syracuse Orangemen|04 Virginia Tech Hokies|62Blacksburg, VirginiaLane StadiumVirginia Tech HokiesOctober 23, 19993 Nebraska Cornhuskers|2018 Texas Longhorns|24Austin, TexasTexas LonghornsOctober 30, 199910 Georgia Bulldogs|145 Florida Gators|34Jacksonville, FloridaRivalryFlorida GatorsNovember 6, 1999Notre Dame Fighting Irish|144 Tennessee Volunteers|38Knoxville, TennesseeTennessee VolunteersNovember 13, 199919 Miami Hurricanes|102 Virginia Tech Hokies|43Blacksburg, VirginiaLane StadiumRivalryVirginia Tech HokiesNovember 20, 19991 Florida State Seminoles|304 Florida Gators|23Gainesville, FloridaRivalryFlorida State SeminolesJanuary 4, 20002 Virginia Tech Hokies|291 Florida State Seminoles|46New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana SuperdomeSugar Bowl – BCS National Championship GameFlorida State Seminoles style"background:#A32638;"|24">

2000 season{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center" style"background:#A32638;"|24

!Date!!colspan=2|Visitor!!colspan=2|Host!!City!!Location!!Notes!!Guest picker!!Lee Corso headgear pickAugust 27, 2000{{efn|Game was cancelled due to lightning.}}Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|–11 Virginia Tech Hokies|–Blacksburg, VirginiaRivalry – BCA ClassicVirginia Tech HokiesSeptember 9, 20001 Nebraska Cornhuskers|2723 Notre Dame Fighting Irish|24South Bend, IndianaLibrary LawnNebraska CornhuskersSeptember 16, 20006 Florida Gators|2711 Tennessee Volunteers|23Knoxville, TennesseeOutside Neyland StadiumRivalryFlorida GatorsSeptember 23, 20006 UCLA Bruins|10Oregon Ducks|29Eugene, OregonOutside Autzen StadiumSELVAM >FIRST=NIKIL TITLE=ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY: OREGON CAMPUS TO BE FEATURED AS SET FOR FIRST TIME EVER ACCESS-DATE=2022-12-28 LANGUAGE=EN, Oregon DucksSeptember 30, 20009 Michigan Wolverines|13Ann Arbor, MichiganMichigan WolverinesOctober 7, 20001 Florida State Seminoles|247 Miami Hurricanes|27Miami, FloridaOutside Miami Orange BowlDAVIS >FIRST1=CRAIG URL=HTTPS://WWW.CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM/FL-SP-COLLEGE-GAMEDAY-MIAMI-SET-20171108-STORY.HTML, RivalryFlorida State SeminolesOctober 14, 20008 Oklahoma Sooners|412 Kansas State Wildcats|31Manhattan, KansasKSU StadiumKansas State WildcatsOctober 28, 20001 Nebraska Cornhuskers|143 Oklahoma Sooners|31Norman, OklahomaOklahoma Memorial StadiumRivalryOklahoma SoonersNovember 4, 20002 Virginia Tech Hokies|213 Miami Hurricanes|41Miami, FloridaOutside Miami Orange Bowl

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