ESPN’s College GameDay announces guest picker for Miami-Florida broadcast
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Miami will have a champ in the house as it seeks a win over Florida in Week 4.
ESPN announced on Thursday that Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will serve as the guest picker during Saturday’s College GameDay broadcast from the University of Miami. Tkachuk is coming off consecutive Stanley Cup titles with the Panthers.
GameDay is making its first appearance at The U since 2020, and its first full-time show since 2017. This will be the ninth time Miami has hosted GameDay. It will be the Hurricanes’ 27th overall appearance on the traveling pregame show.
The fourth-ranked Hurricanes are off to a 3-0 start this season, and designs of a deep College Football Playoff run are starting to percolate. In Week 1, the Canes topped Notre Dame, 27-24. In Week 3, they blasted South Florida, 49-12, to earn a second win over an AP-ranked team. A victory over Florida in Week 4 would not only put Miami’s résumé in a class of its own, it would give Mario Cristobal’s Canes some margin for error in the ACC.
Kickoff between the Gators and the Hurricanes is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Miami is a 7.5-point favorite, per ESPN Bet. GameDay goes live from Lakeside Patio on the Miami campus at 9 a.m. ET.
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