'College GameDay' Reveals Big Update Before College Football Playoff

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Dec 13, 2024 1:53 PM ET

The ESPN "College GameDay" crew has a jam-packed schedule for the first round of the College Football Playoff, but their plans for this weekend were up in the air.

The annual Army-Navy game will take place at 3 p.m. ET Saturday at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

While the traditional game will take the spotlight ahead of the first round of the College Football Playoff, the ESPN "College GameDay" show will not be in attendance.

According to ESPN vice president of communications Bill Hofheimer, "College GameDay" will not have a live show Saturday. The crew will instead prepare for the first round of the College Football Playoff, where they will have a doubleheader beginning Dec. 20.

No @CollegeGameDay this weekend as our crew plans for two #CFBPlayoff First Round shows next week, but huge congrats to ESPN's CGD on an amazing regular season - a trip to Ireland, the #Calgorithm, FG kicking contests, great guest pickers, and more. These were the 2024 stops: pic.twitter.com/DdJWBuAKPp
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) December 13, 2024

ESPN's "College GameDay" crew, featuring Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Lee Corso, are headed to South Bend, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, for the first round of the CFP.

On Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET, the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers will travel to South Bend to play the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame enters the game as a 7.5-point favorite, per ESPN BET.

Following their trip to South Bend, "College GameDay" will head to Columbus on Dec. 21, where the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will host the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers.

Ohio State enters the matchup as a 7-point favorite, per ESPN BET.

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

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