Appalachian State changed ESPN’s ‘GameDay’ plans

Sep 10, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Appalachian State Mountaineers linebacker Logan Doublin (40) celebrates his sack against Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Haynes King (13) in the second quarter at Kyle Field. Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

Appalachian State's victory over Texas A&M changed ESPN's 'GameDay' plans

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Dan Benton | Last updated 9/17/22

ESPN was originally scheduled to host “College GameDay” at Texas A&M in Week 3, but Appalachian State University changed those plans.

Following App State’s incredible upset victory over No. 6 ranked Texas A&M last week, ESPN decided to reroute. Rather than going live at College Station on Saturday, they will instead head to Boone, North Carolina for the first time ever.

Not only did Appalachian State Univ. upset Texas A&M, who was ranked 6th in the nation, last week, but the win also convinced ESPN to host College GameDay at App State tomorrow, instead of A&M's game tomorrow against Miami, which was the original plan, Rece Davis with ESPN says.

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“I saw the reaction, post-A&M game, the parade mentality, like charging into the downtown city, that was frickin’ fantastic,” ESPN College GameDay analyst said, via ABC 13 News. “So, I was like, this is going to be awesome.”

The GameDay crew will broadcast from Sanford Mall and upwards of 30,000 fans are expected to attend.

“This is absolutely insane. I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Rachel Fleig, a senior at App State. “The atmosphere this whole week, it’s just been really a game-changer for our entire university.”

Appalachian State represents the 77th different college campus GameDay will broadcast from, but just the Sun Belt Conference school ever.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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