ESPN College Gameday 2022: Week 10 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More
One of the biggest games of the 2022 college football season is set to take place Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. So it's no surprise that ESPN's College GameDay will be there, too.
Two of the top teams in the country will be facing off when Georgia hosts SEC East rival Tennessee in a matchup with College Football Playoff implications. The Vols are ranked No. 1 in the CFP rankings, while the Bulldogs are at No. 3.
However, Georgia is the No. 1 team in the AP poll, while Tennessee is tied with Ohio State at No. 2.
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But we'll soon get clarity on which of these SEC powerhouses is the better team. And the winner should then be in the No. 1 spot in both sets of rankings.
College GameDay, which airs on Saturdays beginning at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN, will be held at Myers Quad on Georgia's campus. It will be the first time the show has taken place in Athens since Oct. 16, 2021.
Before further breaking down this marquee matchup, here's the schedule for ranked teams in Week 10, along with predictions for each game.
Week 10 Top 25 Schedule, Predictions
Friday, Nov. 4
No. 23 Oregon State at Washington, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Saturday, Nov. 5
No. 2 Ohio State at Northwestern, noon ET, ABC
Texas Tech at No. 7 TCU, noon ET, Fox
No. 17 North Carolina at Virginia, noon ET, ACC Network
No. 19 Tulane at Tulsa, noon ET, ESPNU
No. 1 Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 8 Oregon at Colorado, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Michigan State at No. 16 Illinois, 3:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
No. 15 Penn State at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 18 Oklahoma State at Kansas, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1
No. 20 Syracuse at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network
No. 25 UCF at Memphis, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
No. 6 Alabama at No. 10 LSU, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
No. 24 Texas at No. 13 Kansas State, 7 p.m. ET, FS1
No. 5 Michigan at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
No. 4 Clemson at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC
Arizona at No. 14 Utah, 7:30 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network
No. 21 Wake Forest at No. 22 NC State, 8 p.m. ET, ACC Network
No. 12 UCLA at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m. ET, FS1
California at No. 9 USC, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Picks in bold
Tennessee-Georgia Preview
There's a decent chance that both Tennessee and Georgia could end up in the College Football Playoff this season. It would be unsurprising if the two teams had a combined one loss, courtesy of their head-to-head matchup.
However, only one of these two programs will have an opportunity to play for the SEC championship. The winner of Saturday's game will take over sole possession of first place in the SEC East, and it's likely that team will go on to the conference title game.
But will that be the Vols or the Bulldogs? It could be either, as Saturday's game is likely to be a competitive contest and much closer than the most recent meetings between these two programs.
Georgia has won 10 of its last 12 games against Tennessee, including each of the last five. During this active winning streak against the Vols, the Bulldogs' margin of victory has been 23 or more points each time.
This Tennessee squad is much improved, though. After all, it's now in the No. 1 spot in the CFP rankings for the first time in program history.
“The reason we’ve gotten to the point where this is a big football game is because we’ve handled things the right way," Vols head coach Josh Heupel said, per Patrick Brown of 247Sports.com. "Coaches and players alike. Preparation and practice and understanding the type of football team [we’re playing]."
One of the reasons for Tennessee's 8-0 start has been the play of its offense. The Vols are averaging 553 total yards per game, the most of any FBS team in the country. Senior quarterback Hendon Hooker has impressed leading the unit, passing for 2,338 yards, 21 touchdowns and one interception.
The No. 2 offense in the country? That belongs to Georgia, which is averaging 530.1 total yards per game. The Bulldogs also rank No. 4 in total defense, allowing only 262.6 total yards per contest.
Georgia hasn't faced an offense as talented as Tennessee's high-powered unit. So it will be entertaining to see which side prevails when the Vols have the ball, as the Bulldogs may have the ability to shut them down. And they're trying to figure out how they'll do just that.
"You're not going to trick them," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said, per Robbie Weinstein of 247Sports.com. "You're not going to show them something they haven't seen. You've got to do what you do better than what they do. And they're really good at what they do."
By Saturday night, one of these two undefeated SEC programs will have its first loss of the season after what's sure to be an entertaining contest.
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