ESPN College Gameday 2024: Week 14 Location Hosts, TV Schedule and Predictions
Georgia is hoping to win its second SEC championship in three years. The Bulldogs have already punched their ticket to the conference title game (Dec. 7 in Atlanta), but they don't yet know who they'll be facing.
That will be decided on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.
Texas A&M is set to host Texas at Kyle Field, with the winner advancing to play Georgia in the SEC Championship Game the following week. The stakes will be high in the first meeting between the Aggies and the Longhorns since 2011.
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ESPN's College GameDay is heading to College Station ahead of the big matchup. The popular kickoff show, which was also held at Texas A&M's campus on Aug. 31, will air from 9 a.m.-noon ET on ESPN and ESPNU.
Before getting into more on the Texas-Texas A&M matchup, here's the full Top 25 slate for Week 14 (the final week of the 2024 regular season), along with predictions for each contest.
Week 14 Top 25 Schedule, Predictions
Friday, Nov. 29
Oregon State at No. 11 Boise State, noon ET, Fox
Oklahoma State at No. 25 Colorado, noon ET, ABC
Mississippi State at No. 14 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Georgia Tech at No. 7 Georgia, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Saturday, Nov. 30
Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State, noon ET, Fox
No. 8 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, noon ET, ABC
No. 15 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson, noon ET, ESPN
No. 23 Illinois at Northwestern, noon ET, Big Ten Network
Maryland at No. 4 Penn State, 3:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
No. 5 Notre Dame at USC, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 6 Miami at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
California at No. 9 SMU, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Auburn at No. 13 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 16 Arizona State at Arizona, 3:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Arkansas at No. 21 Missouri, 3:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Purdue at No. 10 Indiana, 7 p.m. ET, FS1
Washington at No. 1 Oregon, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC
No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 24 Kansas State at No. 18 Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Nevada at No. 22 UNLV, 8 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
Houston at No. 19 BYU, 10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Picks in bold.
Texas-Texas A&M Preview
From 1915-2011, Texas and Texas A&M played every season, part of a conference rivalry between the two programs (first in the Southwest Conference, then in the Big 12). Then, the Aggies departed for the SEC.
Now, the Longhorns are also in the SEC. Thus, the in-state rivalry featuring the two schools will be reignited on Saturday night at Kyle Field, with a conference championship game berth on the line.
Through 118 meetings between these programs, Texas leads the all-time series 76-37-5. The Longhorns are also the favorite to win on Saturday, considering they're 10-1 this season with only a loss to Georgia (a 30-15 defeat on Oct. 19).
Meanwhile, Texas A&M has struggled a bit of late. After a 7-1 start, the Aggies have since lost a pair of SEC road matchups in a three-game span, falling 44-20 at South Carolina on Nov. 2 and losing 43-41 in four overtimes at Auburn this past Saturday.
On paper, Texas looks like the better team. But Texas A&M won't be an easy opponent, especially because it could still win its way to the SEC Championship Game, a conference title and the College Football Playoff.
Longhorns junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has been dealing with an ankle injury this week, so he could be a bit banged up if he's under center on Saturday. But he's been putting up big numbers in recent weeks, having thrown nine touchdown passes and zero interceptions over his past three games.
The Aggies' offense has had success keeping the ball on the ground this season. Their 208.4 rushing yards per game rank second in the SEC. However, junior running back Le'Veon Moss is out for the season due to a leg injury, leaving junior Amari Daniels (640 rushing yards) to lead the charge.
Although it's been more than a decade since Texas and Texas A&M have faced off, the players understand the history of the rivalry. And everybody knows what to expect from the atmosphere.
"That place is going to be rocking," Texas senior cornerback Jahdae Barron said, per Jim Vertuno and Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press. "It's good to go on the road and play in hostile environments."
It could be the Longhorns' toughest test yet, one that prepares them for the CFP, which is where they'll likely to end up. However, their path becomes much clearer with a win at Texas A&M, so they won't be able to look too far ahead.
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