No. 15 Oklahoma to Host ESPN College GameDay on SEC Debut Against No. 7 Tennessee

The Sooners are 6-4 in their last 10 College GameDay appearances and last hosted in 2020.

Bryce McKinnis | Sep 14, 2024

Sep 17, 2011; Tallahassee, FL, USA; ESPN's College GameDay football analyst Lee Corso (left) dons an Oklahoma Sooners hat as his colleague Kirk Herbstreit (right) holds one of Corso's grandkids prior to the start of the Florida State Seminoles college football game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Doak Campbell Stadium. Corso had just predicted the Sooners would defeat the Seminoles. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-Imagn Images / Phil Sears-Imagn Images

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NORMAN — ESPN College GameDay, college football’s most endeared game day show, will be in Norman for No. 15 Oklahoma’s SEC debut against No. 7 Tennessee next week, the network announced Saturday evening via Twitter.

Kickoff is set for Saturday, Sep. 7 at 2:30 p.m.

Oklahoma last appeared on College GameDay on Week 6 of 2023 as the 12th-ranked Sooners upset No. 3 Texas 34-30 in Dallas behind Dillon Gabriel’s go-ahead touchdown throw to Nic Anderson in the fourth quarter. Norman last hosted College GameDay in November of 2020 when No. 18 Oklahoma defeated No. 14 Oklahoma State 41-13.

All eyes on Norman for our @SEC debut 📺@CollegeGameDay | #OUDNA pic.twitter.com/qnhhOHPNwZ
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) September 15, 2024

Oklahoma is tied for fourth all-time in College GameDay appearances with 40. With a 27-13 record, the Sooners are third all-time in wins.

The Sooners are 6-4 in their last 10 ESPN College GameDay appearances:

Year	Sooners rank	Score	Opponent	Location
2023	No. 12 Oklahoma	34-30 W	No. 3 Texas	Dallas
2021	No. 6 Oklahoma	55-48 W	No. 21 Texas	Dallas
2020	No. 18 Oklahoma	41-13 W	No. 14 Oklahoma State	Norman
2019	No. 10 Oklahoma	34-31 W	No. 13 Baylor	Waco, Texas
2018	No. 4 Oklahoma	45-34 L	No. 1 Alabama	Miami Gardens, Fla. (CFP Semifinal)
2018	No. 7 Oklahoma	48-45 L	No. 19 Texas	Dallas
2017	No. 2 Oklahoma	54-48 L	No. 3 Georgia	Pasadena, Cal. (CFP Semifinal)
2017	No. 8 Oklahoma	62-52 W	No. 11 Oklahoma State	Stillwater, Okla.
2017	No. 5 Oklahoma	31-16 W	No. 2 Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio
2015	No. 4 Oklahoma	37-17 L	No. 1 Clemson	Miami Gardens, Fla. (CFP Semifinal)

Published Sep 14, 2024

BRYCE MCKINNIS

Bryce is a contributor for AllSooners and has been featured in several publications, including the Associated Press, the Tulsa World and the Norman Transcript. A Tishomingo native, Bryce’s sports writing career began at 17 years old when he filed his first story for the Daily Ardmoreite. As a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, he worked on several award-winning projects, including The Vista’s coverage of the 2021 UCO cheer hazing scandal. After graduating in 2021, Bryce took his first job covering University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University sports for the Tulsa World before accepting a role as managing editor of VYPE Magazine in 2022. - UCO Mass Communications/Sports Feature (2019) - UCO Mass Communications/Investigative Reporting (2021) - UCO College of Liberal Arts/Academic presentation, presidential politics and ideology (2021) - OBEA/Multimedia reporting (2021) - Beat Writer, The Tulsa World (2021-2022) - Managing Editor, VYPE Magazine (2022-2023)