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College GameDay is headed to the Plains for Auburn’s highly-anticipated matchup with Tennessee next weekend.
That news was announced on Friday morning in advance of the Jan. 25 meeting between the Tigers and Vols. This will be College GameDay’s first on-location show of the season:
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College GameDay picked a great matchup to highlight as Auburn and Tennessee are 2 of the best teams in the country. Entering the weekend, Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 while Tennessee slots in at No. 6.
ESPN also announced its College GameDay panelists and other contributors for this season of college basketball. Rece Davis returns as the host of the show alongside analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Cater, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. ESPN insider Pete Thamel is also set to be part of the show.
“We are thrilled to hit the road for this season of College GameDay as the energy each college campus we visit brings is unmatched,” coordinating producer Aaron Katzman said in a press release. “With Rece, Jay Bilas, Andraya, Seth and Jay Williams’s voices leading the way, we are excited to continue to showcase the dynamic players, storylines and atmospheres of men’s college basketball throughout this spring.”
As for the matchup itself, this game will have plenty of implications for the SEC regular-season title race as well as NCAA Tournament seeding. Both Auburn and Tennessee are listed as No. 1 seeds in Joe Lunardi’s latest bracket projection for the Big Dance.
College GameDay is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 5. Tipoff between the Tigers and Vols is set for 8:30 p.m. ET later that evening.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.