Nick Saban is coming back to Tuscaloosa on Sept. 28 with the "College GameDay" crew.
The former Alabama football coach and ESPN's college football pregame show will air on the University of Alabama's campus Saturday morning. The show will begin at 8 a.m. with Saban, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee , Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso, among others, previewing the top games of Week 5 including Alabama vs. Georgia.
Alabama kicks off against Georgia at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ABC.
Here's what you need to know about the "College GameDay" broadcast from Tuscaloosa:
TV channel:ESPN
Stream: Fubo (free trial)
"College GameDay" will air live from Tuscaloosa on ESPN, and will be available for streaming on platforms such as Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Date:Saturday, Sept. 28
Time:8 a.m.
"College GameDay" was on Alabama's campus twice in 2023: Sept. 9 for Alabama's home loss to Texas , and Nov. 4 for the Crimson Tide 's home win against LSU . Alabama was also considered the host when College GameDay attended the SEC Championship Dec. 2 against Georgia.
Alabama has hosted "College GameDay" 31 times since the show's start in 1993, starting with the Crimson Tide 's 21-14 win against Auburn Nov. 19, 1994.
In those 31 games, Alabama has posted a 19-12 record. The Crimson Tide has won its past two games as "College GameDay" hosts: Nov. 4 against LSU and the SEC championship vs. Georgia Dec. 2.
Since "College GameDay" began in 1993, former college football coach and current ESPN analyst Lee Corso has donned Alabama's "Big Al" mascot head 37 times . In those games, the Crimson Tide has posted a 27-10 record. Alabama has a current win streak of nine games when Corso picks the Crimson Tide to win.
In games when Corso picks against Alabama, the Crimson Tide has a record of 9-8, most recently in its SEC championship win against Georgia Dec. 2.
Here's who has been the "College GameDay" guest picker when Alabama has hosted the show:
Joe Namath (Nov. 29, 2014; Nov. 28, 2020; Sept. 9, 2023)
Brian Wilson (Nov. 5, 2011)
Jerry Jones (Sept. 1, 2012)
Jake Peavy (Nov. 9, 2013)
Marcus Lutrell (Nov. 15, 2014)
Eric Church (Sept. 19, 2015)
Rick Ross (Nov. 7, 2015)
Verne Lundquist (Oct. 22, 2016)
Sam Hunt (Sept. 2, 2017)
Brian Bosworth (Dec. 29, 2018)
Justin Thomas (Nov. 9, 2019)
Derrick Henry (Oct. 17, 2020)
Nate Bargatze (Nov. 4, 2023)
Theo Von (Dec. 2, 2023)
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Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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