ESPN College GameDay visited South Bend for Michigan–Notre Dame in Week 1 and will be in College Station for Clemson–Texas A&M in Week 2. Where will the crew go in Week 3?
The Week 3 college football schedule is laced with potential options for College GameDay. Might they make the first-ever visit to one Big 12 school? Or go to the SEC? A neutral-site game in Arlington?
[divider]BET NOW: Get 100% Bonus
RANKINGS: Alabama is No. 1; Who's No. 2?[divider]
Here are some predictions for College GameDay in Week 3:
[divider]
1. LSU at Auburn
Assuming LSU and Auburn don't drop cupcake games in Week 2, this is the clear front-runner for Week 3 College GameDay after two huge Week 1 wins for both teams.
Amazingly, GameDay has visited Auburn only once since 2013 (2017, vs. Alabama), and they haven't hosted LSU for GameDay since 2008.
[divider]
2. Ohio State at TCU
This is tricky.
Would ESPN prefer to avoid more Urban Meyer talk, or, you hate to say it, would they be OK with showcasing Ohio State knowing thousands of viewers will watch for that sole reason? To be clear, who knows if that's actually a discussion ESPN will have, but it seems possible.
Neutral-site games — this is at AT&T Stadium — are weak for GameDay, but this is a massive game laced with storylines.
[divider]
[divider]
3. USC at Texas
"There is no chance ESPN passes this up," I wrote in my season-long GameDay predictions in March. I was not projecting a Texas loss to Maryland at the time.
This game is still oozing with marketing potential — ESPN will shove "Rose Bowl rematch" down fans' throats all week — but after the Longhorns' loss and surprisingly little national chatter about USC this year, this game has less appeal.
[divider]
4. Oklahoma at Iowa State
Iowa State has never hosted GameDay, nor have the Cyclones ever been an away team for GameDay.
Their breakout season was highlighted by a road win over Oklahoma — their second win over the Sooners since 1961 — and brought national attention to a program who won 11 total games from 2014-17.
While it'd be fun, it seems highly unlikely ESPN picks Ames over Auburn, Arlington or Austin.
[divider]
NEXT: Ranking Group of Five Options for GameDay
