Fans call out College GameDay for not going to Army-Navy game
By Andrew Olson
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It’s a gameday Saturday in the college football world. The Army-Navy game is being played today, and bowl season kicks off with Boise State vs. Washington in the LA Bowl. College GameDay, however, is dark today.
College football fans tuning in to ESPN at 9 a.m. ET were greeted by SportsCenter instead of GameDay. Many fans feel that Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit should be outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for Army-Navy.
Here’s a sample of what fans are saying on social media about the lack of a GameDay on Army-Navy Saturday:
Why isn't college Gameday at Army/Navy?
— Aggies Recruiting (@AggiesRecruitEx) December 13, 2025
The fact that College GameDay is taking the week off instead of going to the Army-Navy Game in Baltimore is disappointing. Most of the GameDay hosts can take the Acela to NYC for the Heisman ceremony, & Pat can take the MARC Penn Line to DC for SNME. Not that complicated.
— David Walker (@DavidWalkerSGHS) December 13, 2025
Remember when college gameday used to be at every Army Navy game
— Ant (@ayeebarkley1) December 13, 2025
Is this some kind of sick joke? Why is College Gameday not at Army-Navy today?
— Right Field Renegades (@RfRenegades) December 13, 2025
What a miss after a big miss during conference championship week too.
@PatMcAfeeShow @KirkHerbstreit @CollegeGameDay There should be on more GAMEDAY show every season, on the day of Army v Navy Game. Break down playoffs…. Predict Bowl games…. And be live at a great event…. Army/Navy
— John Hines (@JohnHines66) December 13, 2025
We talk about how College GameDay doesn’t go to this or that conference enough, but to schedule an off week for Navy-Army…do better. https://t.co/KEEnL0Fo8a
— The Bulldawg Report (@ReportBulldawg) December 13, 2025
No gameday for Army vs Navy!??? pic.twitter.com/YdUjn9pu4E
— Joshua (@JPancakes90) December 13, 2025
I’m sad man, no GameDay on Army-Navy Week yet again pic.twitter.com/nvJHHnF3sG
— Byrum Brown Lover (@tb_sports_fan) December 13, 2025
Feels weird waking up on a Saturday and not watching college gameday. Also feels weird there not being football on all day, just the army/navy game
— Kayla Ferrell (@kaylaferrell02) December 13, 2025
There should be college gameday every year for army navy
— Travis “MF” Tritt (@TravisTrittjr) December 13, 2025
Blows my mind that there’s no College Gameday for Army/Navy. @CollegeGameDay
— Alex – Course of Life (@courseoflife1) December 13, 2025
GameDay went to the Army-Navy annually from 2014-21, even during the COVID-affected 2020 season. The traveling pregame show skipped the 2022 game but was back in 2023.
The college football calendar is likely to blame for the lack of an Army-Navy GameDay. Last year was the first year of the 12-team Playoff, and GameDay did not go to Army-Navy. Last week, the show was at the SEC Championship Game to preview the day’s conference championship games. GameDay host Rece Davis will be part of the network’s Heisman Trophy ceremony show at 7 p.m. on ABC.
GameDay‘s next shows are from Norman on Friday and College Station on Saturday for Oklahoma vs. Alabama and Texas A&M vs. Miami in the first round of the Playoff.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
