Ranking The 10 Biggest Names To Be ‘college Gameday’ Celebrity Guest Picker

ESPN’s College GameDay made waves Friday erstwhile they announced Patrick Mahomes would look connected nan show Saturday as a personage impermanent picker in Lubbock, Texas arsenic his alma mater Texas Tech takes connected undefeated BYU.

It’s nan cleanable script arsenic Mahomes’s 5-4 Chiefs are enjoying their bye week arsenic Texas Tech hosts nan GameDay unit up of their Big 12 showdown. The three-time Super Bowl MVP joins a agelong database of celebrities to look arsenic a impermanent picker from athletes crossed each sports, to musicians, actors and each nan biggest stars successful between.

Mahomes played 3 seasons for nan Red Raiders from 2014 to ‘16, throwing for 11,252 yards, 93 touchdowns and 29 interceptions successful 32 games earlier he was drafted by nan Chiefs pinch nan No. 10 prime successful nan ‘17 NFL draft. The remainder is history arsenic he quickly ascended to stardom successful nan shape of 3 Super Bowls, 2 NFL MVP awards and a 10-year, $450 cardinal statement signed successful ‘20. He’s surely 1 of nan bigger stars to make immoderate picks connected nationalist television, which begs nan question: Who are nan astir celebrated celebrities GameDay has tapped arsenic a impermanent picker?

What follows is 10 of nan biggest names we person seen connected College GameDay complete nan years, classed from apical to bottom:

The NBA’s all-time starring scorer was a impermanent picker connected College GameDay in his autochthonal Ohio backmost successful 2008 erstwhile Ohio State took connected Penn State. Of course, James picked nan Buckeyes and endeared himself to nan fans by saying he would person loved to deterioration nan scarlet and grey if he played assemblage basketball. He hadn’t moreover won his first NBA MVP grant erstwhile he made his sole quality arsenic a GameDay picker. Should he make different appearance, Columbus would beryllium an moreover bigger scene.

2. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson amazed Deion Sanders connected nan GameDay group successful 2023 up of Colorado’s crippled against Colorado State. He had an awesome entranceway and went an awesome 8-2 pinch his picks, according to Cole’s GameDay Blog.

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Phelps was different large sanction ESPN brought successful arsenic a impermanent picker. He joined nan GameDay unit past September for Michigan’s conflict pinch Texas successful Ann Arbor. His coach Bob Bowman was nan Wolverines’ swimming coach from 2005 to ‘08 and Phelps trained pinch Bowman and attended classes successful Ann Arbor successful a span of 4 years pursuing nan ‘04 Olympics. The 23-time golden medalist besides served arsenic a unpaid coach in his 4 years spent astatine Michigan.

4. Katy Perry

Pop prima Katy Perry made an unforgettable College GameDay appearance successful 2014 arsenic Ole Miss took connected Alabama. The Ole Miss relationship comes from her mentor and manager, while nan quality happened to beryllium her first ever assemblage shot game. You wouldn’t person known that, though, arsenic she went 7-2 connected her picks and correctly called nan Rebels’ triumph complete nan Crimson Tide.

The comedian and character made his showing connected nan GameDay table successful 2010 arsenic his alma mater USC took connected Oregon. Lee Corso pulled a hilarious move connected Ferrell wherever he gave him a mascot caput of his ain look to distract him from nan truth he planned to prime nan Ducks. Unfortunately for Ferrell, Corso was correct arsenic Oregon took down USC connected nan roadworthy and nan character went an moreover 5-5 connected his picks. He’s had immoderate further memorable moments successful nan spotlight astatine USC, including his funny DJ set astatine his son’s fraternity statement successful ‘23.

6. Timothée Chalamet

Chalamet made his memorable quality connected GameDay past play and fans were quickly blown distant by his immense shot knowledge. He was nan only expert to correctly foretell Ohio’s MAC title and his heavy investigation starring up to nan quality shined through. The two-time Academy Award nominee has quickly turned into the personage superfan of his generation.

Rodriguez’s astir caller GameDay quality isn’t arsenic memorable since he was connected nan surface complete a video telephone successful 2020. That was for a Miami-Clemson crippled arsenic nan three-time American League MVP signed a missive of intent to play shot for nan Hurricanes. He was moreover recruited to play backmost for Miami’s shot team, too. That didn’t hap arsenic he signed pinch nan Mariners aft he was selected first successful nan 1993 MLB draft.

8. Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones went connected ‘College GameDay’ successful 2012. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The Cowboys proprietor and wide head picked successful beforehand of his ain stadium up of nan Cowboys Kickoff Classic betwixt Alabama and Michigan successful 2012. He picked correctly and predicted nan Crimson Tide’s ascendant 41-14 win. Jones made six of 7 correct picks successful rather nan awesome showing.

The North Carolina coach, who decidedly isn’t amended known for thing else, made an quality arsenic a impermanent picker for nan Army vs. Navy crippled successful 2023. Belichick’s begetter Steve coached astatine Navy for 34 years wherever nan legendary Patriots coach developed his coaching chops. Of course, Belichick took Navy to hit Army and moreover brought his ain headgear successful nan shape of a 1962 Navy helmet. Unfortunately, nan Midshipmen were defeated by Army which has near Belichick arsenic nan only impermanent picker without a triumph arsenic he near his sole quality 0-1. At slightest he has six Super Bowls to soften nan blow.

10. Scottie Scheffler

The two-time Masters champion wore his greenish overgarment arsenic College GameDay’s impermanent picker past twelvemonth successful Austin erstwhile his alma mater Texas took connected Georgia. Scheffler went an awesome 7-3 successful his appearance, according to Cole’s GameDay Blog, but he mislaid nan 1 he wanted astir arsenic nan Bulldogs defeated nan Longhorns.

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