BATON ROUGE — ESPN College GameDay will originate its show from the LSU golf course “old front nine” grass area near the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Burbank Drive this weekend.
The site is located just north of the LSU Day Care Center and east of Nicholson Drive. The lot is normally open for free parking on game day, but a portion of the lot will not be available for automobile parking until 11 a.m. after the conclusion of the Saturday morning show.
The show will air live from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday. Fans are encouraged to arrive as early as 7:30 a.m. to be in place for the live show.
A segment will also be taped on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and fans are invited to attend that taping.
ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is hosted by Chris Fowler with analysis from Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. This year marks the 22nd season of college football coverage by GameDay with 15 of those years being on the campus of college football’s top game of the week.
The LSU Parade Ground, the location of ESPN College GameDay for their last three visits to Baton Rouge, is not available this weekend due to the LSU Salutes celebration taking place there on Saturday morning. LSU Salutes is an official university celebration honoring LSU’s military alumni and other veterans and is annually scheduled for the weekend of the home football game nearest to Veterans Day.
Year Matchup Location Result
1996 #11 LSU vs. #10 Alabama – PMAC ramps L, 26-0
1997 #14 LSU vs. #1 Florida – PMAC ramps W, 28-21
2003 #11 LSU vs. #7 Georgia – PMAC ramps W, 17-10
2004 #4 LSU vs. Oregon State – Parade Grounds W, 22-21 OT
2007 #2 LSU vs. #9 Virginia Tech – Parade Grounds W, 48-7
2007 #1 LSU vs. #9 Florida – Parade Grounds W, 28-24
2008 #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama – Old Front Nine ????