After being criticized last week, College GameDay being lauded for Week 2 guest picker
Everyone has been wondering who the guest picker will be for College GameDay Saturday at Texas A&M, and during the show, ESPN’s Maria Taylor announced revealed the news.
Last week, College GameDay took some criticism by making country music star Luke Bryan the guest picker. Although Bryan is a huge college football fan and noted Georgia Bulldog, Notre Dame fans didn’t much care for the surprise.
Saturday, Taylor did a segment with Owen Gray, a Make-A-Wish recipient, and she made his day when she told him he would be the celebrity guest picker.
Owen’s @MakeAWish dream of being the guest picker on @ESPN @CollegeGameDay came true here at the @pizzahut House of Pi. Congrats Owen! #PizzaHutHut pic.twitter.com/4jMtwWNGTx
— G3PCgroup (@G3PCgroup) September 8, 2018
And following the news, College GameDay is being publicly praised on social media:
@CollegeGameDay making me cry today! LOVE their celebrity guest picker this week is a Wish kid! What a cool wish!!
— Liz Militti (@Militti25) September 8, 2018
Owen, a Make A Wish recipient is the guest picker. Pretty awesome
— longarmlinda (@longarmlinda) September 8, 2018
Dang, @CollegeGameDay hitting me right in the feels. A segment on walk-ons being awarded full scholarships followed up by interviewing a Make-A-Wish recipient and surprising him with being the guest picker. There’s no crying on game day!
— Lo Lately (@fromwinetovino) September 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/katmiklos/status/1038447720170643456
I'm ok ??with this Make-A-Wish celebrity guest picker..
Seeing how excited dude was when he found out he's gonna be picking was pretty cool.
Gig Em that dude ??
— Bona Fide (@ExParteAnimal) September 8, 2018
@MariaTaylor7 Awesome piece earlier…you made his day when you told him he was the guest picker on Game Day.
— BEN (@BolesBen) September 8, 2018
Man…that’s twice now that I have cried today while watching @CollegeGameDay Excited to hear your picks, Owen! #GuestPicker #MakeAWish
— jennifer wainright (@jenniwain) September 8, 2018
Good play @espn for your selection of today’s Guest picker for College Gameday. #MakeAWish
— Jeremy Roush (@Reaper_of_F8) September 8, 2018
If you’re not watching @CollegeGameDay on @espn, turn in on now! In 30 minutes, a @MakeAWish recipient (and heart kid) gets his wish to be the guest picker this week!!! ❤️
— Dena Hamilton (@dena_hamilton) September 8, 2018
Never fails @CollegeGameDay always puts me in my feels… them telling the kid from @MakeAWish that he was going to be the guest picker made me tear up while sitting in the airport.
— Zak Himes (@ZakHimes) September 8, 2018
Now that’s how you do a guest picker @CollegeGameDay @AggieFootball
— James Cook -Checkmark (@JamesCook56) September 8, 2018
@CollegeGameDay love what you did today with the guest picker selection. Classy. His reaction was awesome.
— Steve Spilker (@SCSpilk) September 8, 2018
@CollegeGameDay Well done choosing Owen as guest picker today. Very Well Done!!!!
— Bill Wires (@BillWires) September 8, 2018
@CollegeGameDay love how the guest picker was revealed! Props to Owen and y'all!
— RDM (@sarosaurusbex) September 8, 2018
