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ESPN College GameDay Descends on Tuscaloosa For Alabama-Vanderbilt

The premier college football pregame show will be in Tuscaloosa for the Crimson Tide's first SEC home game.
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Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia (2) surveys the Alabama Crimson Tide defense during their game at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia (2) surveys the Alabama Crimson Tide defense during their game at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Alabama Crimson Tide, fresh off a victory against top-five Georgia, returns to Tuscaloosa for Week 6 to take on the undefeated Vanderbilt Commodores in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The program finds itself in familiar territory as they knocked off the Bulldogs last season, but fell victim to the Commodores in Nashville the following week.

ESPN's College GamDay has chosen Tuscaloosa to host the premier pregame show as the show will relive last year's drama and get the nation ready for the Week 6 slate.

Alabama welcomes College GameDay for the 61st time in the show's history and is the second most-frequented venue for the show. The set will likely be arranged on the Quad near Denny-Chimes as Alabama alum Rece Davis will host the program alongside former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. Former Michigan star Desmond Howard, Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit and West Virginia punter Pat McAfee make up the remainder of the program's panel.

The Crimson Tide sports an impressive 39-21 record when ESPN College GameDay is at a game involving the program. Alabama defeated Georgia in 2024 when the show was broadcast from the University of Alabama's campus.

The show begins at 8 a.m. CT and concludes at 11 a.m. with the panel's picks for the day's games.

ESPN College's GameDay Hosted By University of Alabama

  • Nov. 19, 1994 - No. 4 Alabama 21, No. 6 Auburn 14 - Legion Field
  • Oct. 14, 1995 - No. 6 Tennessee 41, No. 12 Alabama 14 - Legion Field
  • Nov. 9, 1996 - No. 15 Alabama 24, Auburn 23 - Legion Field
  • Sept. 1, 2001 - No. 17 UCLA 20, No. 25 Alabama 17
  • Oct. 5, 2002 - No. 6 Georgia 27, No. 22 Alabama 25
  • Sept. 6, 2003 - No. 1 Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13
  • Nov. 12, 2005 - No. 5 LSU 16, No. 4 Alabama 13 (Overtime)
  • Sept. 22, 2007 - No. 22 Georgia 26, No. 16 Alabama 23 (Overtime)
  • Sept. 11, 2010 - No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 18 Penn State 3
  • Nov. 5, 2011 - No. 1 LSU 9, No. 2 Alabama 6 (Overtime)
  • Nov. 9, 2013 - No. 1 Alabama 38, Nov. 10 LSU 17
  • Nov. 15, 2014 - No. 4 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi State 20
  • Nov. 29, 2014 - No. 1 Alabama 55, No. 15 Auburn 44
  • Sept. 19, 2015 - No. 15 Ole Miss 43, No. 2 Alabama 37
  • Nov. 7, 2015 - No. 4 Alabama 30, No. 2 LSU 16
  • Oct. 22, 2016 - No. 1 Alabama 33, No. 6 Texas A&M 14
  • Nov. 9, 2019 - No. 2 LSU 46, No. 3 Alabama 41
  • Oct. 17, 2020 - No. 2 Alabama 41, No. 3 Georgia 24
  • Nov. 28, 2020 - No. 1 Alabama 42, No. 22 Auburn 13
  • Sept. 9, 2023 - No. 11 Texas 34, No. 3 Alabama 24
  • Nov. 4, 2023 - No. 8 Alabama 42, No. 14 LSU 28
  • Sept. 28, 2024 - No. 4 Alabama 41, No. 2 Georgia 34

This story will be updated.

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Joe Gaither oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt web sites.

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