ESPN College GameDay 2024: Week 1 Schedule, Location, Predictions and More

College Station, they are coming to your city.

As the bulk of the 2024 season kicks off, ESPN's College GameDay is heading to Texas A&M for the Aggies' showdown with Notre Dame. It's a Top 25 clash and only the third-ever regular-season clash between the teams.

That matchup in Texas, though, is simply one part of a great opening weekend around college football.

Top-ranked Georgia meets No. 14 Clemson on Saturday afternoon before in-state rivals Miami and Florida square off. Then on Sunday, Las Vegas is playing host to USC and LSU in another Top 25 tilt.

GameDay will be broadcasting from Texas A&M and previewing the widespread return of college football.

GameDay Information

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Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard

Location: Aggie Park in College Station, Texas

Time: 9 a.m. to Noon ET

TV: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN+

Host: Rece Davis

Analysts: Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban

Reporters: Jen Lada, Jess Sims and Pete Thamel

Predictions and Schedule

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No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia; Noon ET on ABC
Prediction: Georgia

No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia; Noon ET on FOX
Prediction: Penn State

South Dakota State at No. 17 Oklahoma State; 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+
Prediction: Oklahoma State

No. 19 Miami at Florida; 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Prediction: Miami

No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M; 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Prediction: Notre Dame

No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Prediction: LSU

Boston College at No. 10 Florida State; Monday, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Prediction: Florida State

For a complete schedule and predictions for every Football Bowl Subdivision game, see B/R's Week 1 picks.

Week 2 Outlook

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Looking ahead to the Week 2 schedule, which location might the GameDay crew be traveling to next?

The expected answer is Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Entering the season, the reigning champions are ranked ninth in the country. Michigan is set to host No. 4 Texas—the early favorite—for a showdown at the Big House. It'll be the first-ever regular-season game for Texas and U-M, along with the second all-time meeting.

Another option would be a trip to Charlotte for the neutral-site clash between 15th-ranked Tennessee and No. 24 NC State.

Beyond that, the slate is pretty thin on marquee games. Pending the opening results of the year, no other matchup has a pair of ranked opponents—although rivals Iowa (25th) and Iowa State are close to that billing, as are Boise State and Oregon (third).

Expect to see GameDay moving north in Week 2.