Ames, Iowa State to host ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Feb. 8

The Cyclones welcome in ESPN for Big 12 matchup vs. TCU

Announcers Rece Davis, from left, Andraya Carter, Jay Williams, Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas talk during ESPN GameDay at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. | Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

For the first time since 2015, ESPN’s “College GameDay” will visit the campus of Iowa State University in Ames. 

The Cyclones will welcome Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg, Jay Williams and Andraya Carter for a Big 12 Conference showdown with TCU. The last time the crew visited was in 2015 when Iowa State topped Kansas, 86-81.

Welcome to College GameDay, Live from Ames, Iowa!@CollegeGameDay returns to Hilton Next Week!#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/wcnwU8vsNN

— Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) February 1, 2025

Back in 2021, the football version of the show made a stop in Ames for the Iowa State-Iowa rivalry game. 

The Cyclones were topped by Kansas State at home on Saturday. 

Iowa State vs. TCU will tip at 11 a.m. CT immediately following GameDay.