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College GameDay returning to Auburn to highlight huge clash with Kentucky
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College GameDay will make its third appearance at Auburn in as many seasons next Saturday.
ESPN’s traveling pregame show announced on Saturday that it’ll broadcast live from Neville Arena on Feb. 17 for a matchup between the 12th-ranked Auburn Tigers and the 17th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats. The show will take place from 10-12 ET. The student gate at Neville Arena will open at 8 a.m. ET for students wanting to participate in the show’s live audience. The main entrance at the Neville Arena’s north end will open at 8:30 a.m. ET for the general public.
Auburn, winners of three consecutive games after a two-game slide, are tied atop the SEC with South Carolina and Alabama with an 8-2 conference record. Kentucky (6-4 in SEC play) is looking to get back into the thick of the regular-season title race.
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It’ll be the fourth time in Auburn’s history to host the traveling pregame show. GameDay previously came to Neville Arena for games against Alabama in 2023, Texas A&M in 2022, and Kentucky in 2020. The Tigers will become one of eight schools to host the show four or more times.
Auburn (19-4) meets Florida inside Exactech Arena on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network) in what could be viewed as a trap spot. The Gators are 9-1 at home this season, with the lone loss coming by two points against Kentucky on Jan. 6. No doubt Florida will be looking to catch Auburn looking ahead, as the Tigers host No. 15 South Carolina on Valentine’s Day ahead of the clash with the ‘Cats.
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Kentucky (16-6) has a high-profile nonconference matchup with Gonzaga on Saturday (4 p.m. ET, CBS). The Wildcats will host Ole Miss on Tuesday before turning their attention to Auburn.
Since opening the season at 12-2, Kentucky has been up-and-down of late. They scored 195 points in two games in mid-January, but they were handled by South Carolina and then lost at home to Florida a week later. They also gave up 103 points to Tennessee last weekend before a 32-point drubbing of Vanderbilt.
Tip-off at Neville Arena next weekend is set for 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
