Where is ESPN’s College GameDay this week?
A good slate of games is on tap for the third Saturday of the college football season, but where will ESPN’s College GameDay be?
After a fairly uninspired collection of games in Week 2, the college football schedule looks far more impressive for this Saturday. Alabama-Ole Miss, Florida State-Louisville, Ohio State-Oklahoma and Michigan State-Notre Dame all feature two Top-25 teams.
Last week, the “Battle at Bristol” between Tennessee and Virginia Tech was the obvious choice for ESPN to send College GameDay. But where will Rece Davis and the rest of the crew be this Saturday morning?
Get ready, Louisville. See you for Week 3. pic.twitter.com/jdDAguWAyD
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 11, 2016
No. 2 Florida State will travel to take on No. 10 Louisville for an 11 am. Central time kickoff that will air on ABC. Both teams are 2-0, with Florida State easily handling Charleston Southern last week and Louisville doing the same against Syracuse.
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There will be a Heisman hopeful for both teams at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Saturday. Louisville sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson has over 1,000 total yards and 13 total touchdowns (seven passing, six rushing) through two games, and the Seminoles’ defense will provide his first true test of the season. After Saturday’s game, Jackson’s staying power as a Heisman candidate will be far more clear.
Regardless of Saturday’s result, the Cardinals will look sharp in front of their home crowd.
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— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 14, 2016
Florida State running back Dalvin Cook entered the season as a Heisman Trophy contender, but he has yet to rush for 100 yards in a game in 2016. He did have two rushing touchdowns on just 11 carries last week though, while averaging 7.5 yards per carry against a clearly overmatched opponent.
In the season opener against Ole Miss in a much tougher test, along with his 91 yards on 23 carries, Cook had seven catches for 101 yards. Containing Cook, and putting the onus on redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois to carry Florida State’s offense, is one of keys to the game for Louisville.