ESPN College GameDay 2025 Week 8 Location Hosts, TV Schedule and Predictions

For the second time in as many weeks, ESPN College Gameday emanates Saturday from the home of a showdown between two top 10 teams.

The ninth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will host the fifth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in a must-win match-up, their College Football Playoff hopes depending on it.

Find out where, when, and how to check out the best pre-show in all of sports with this preview, including a prediction of the marquee match-up between elite SEC programs.

Viewing Info

Date: Saturday, October 18

Time: 9:00 a.m. EST

Location: Myers Quad in Athens, Georgia

Crew: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Jess Sims, Jen Lada, Pete Thamel. and "Stanford Steve" Coughlin

Guest Picker: Jelly Roll

Preview and Prediction

Georgia's dreams of competing for a national title took a hit with their loss to Alabama back on September 27. Since then, however, the Bulldogs have gotten back on track with wins against Kentucky and Auburn, but their playoff hopes still hinge on their ability to win down the stretch.

It will not be easy against an Ole Miss squad that has beaten them two of the last three times they have competed against each other and is looking to remain undefeated this deep into the season for just the third time in 60 years.

Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is 18-10 against ranked opponents and has a starting quarterback in 21-year-old Gunner Stockton who has six passing touchdowns to one interception and six more rushing touchdowns.

He has accounted for 1,484 total yards six games and will be the centerpiece of Georgia's offensive gameplan.

Across the field, Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin will look to Ferris State transfer Trinidad Chambliss to continue his excellent play thus far in 2025 and lead Ole Miss to victory.

The senior quarterback has completed 65.4 percent of his passes this season for 1,286 yards and seven touchdowns to just one interception. Like Stockton, he is a threat with his feet, too, amassing 281 yards and another three touchdowns on the ground.

Ole Miss' defensive weaknesses may prove to be the difference in the game. The Rebels rank 49th in the country to Georgia's 26th and have given up 337.7 yards per game and 14 touchdowns to opposing teams.

While the Bulldogs' unit is not much better, the Rebels have not played a team as explosive as Georgia can be and had a near-miss against Washington State a week ago, when they surrendered 21 points to the Cougars and only won by three.

Kiffin and Ole Miss have already defeated a ranked team in LSU, and are in the midst of another strong season, but Georgia is made for this time of year, when wins matter most. Smart knows how to coach these high-stakes games, has a tendency to get his team hot as the leaves change and the playoff discussion heats up.

The run game favors Ole Miss but the Bulldogs look and feel like the better team.

Prediction: Georgia in a close one