ARLINGTON, Texas – ESPN College GameDay will air live from Lot 3 of Cowboys Stadium on Saturday setting the stage for the ultimate season-opener between No. 4 LSU and No. 3 Oregon. The three-hour show airs live at 8 a.m. CT on ESPNU and then continues at 9 a.m. CT on ESPN.
Fans who wish to attend the live show may park for free in Lot H (next to the Siemens Building across from Courtyard Marriott) from 6 a.m. until noon. Towing will be enforced after noon CT on Saturday. Other stadium lots will open for parking and tailgating at noon CT.
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The popular pre-game show is beginning its 25th season and 19th season originating from a game. It features Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Erin Andrews and David Pollack. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will be the celebrity guest picker.
All fans are asked to arrive early before making their way to Lot 3 for the show. Fans are asked not to park in the adjacent Wal-Mart parking lot.
The LSU cheerleaders, the Golden Band from Tigerland and “Mike the Tiger” will be on hand.
It will be the 15th time LSU is involved in a game with ESPN College GameDay on location. The Tigers have made at least one appearance on the popular show in each of the past nine seasons. It is the second-straight year LSU has been on the season debut of the show and the third time at a season-opener. LSU is 10-4 in games in which ESPN College GameDay is on hand.
LSU Games with ESPN College GameDay on location:
Year, Matchup, Location, Result
1996, #11 LSU vs. #10 Alabama, Baton Rouge – PMAC ramps, L, 26-0
1997, #14 LSU vs. #1 Florida, Baton Rouge – PMAC ramps, W, 28-21
2003, #11 LSU vs. #7 Georgia, Baton Rouge – PMAC ramps, W, 17-10
2004, #2 LSU vs. #3 Oklahoma, New Orleans, La., W, 21-14
2004, #4 LSU vs. Oregon State, Baton Rouge – Parade Grounds, W, 22-21 OT
2005, #5 LSU at #4 Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., W, 16-13 OT
2006, #9 LSU at #5 Florida, Gainesville, Fla., L, 23-10
2007, #2 LSU vs. #9 Virginia Tech, Baton Rouge – Parade Grounds, W, 48-7
2007, #1 LSU vs. #9 Florida, Baton Rouge – Parade Grounds, W, 28-24
2007, #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State, New Orleans, La., W, 38-24
2008, #6 LSU at #9 Auburn, Auburn, Ala., W, 26-21
2008, #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama, Baton Rouge – Old Front Nine, L, 27-21 OT
2009, #4 LSU vs. #1 Florida, Baton Rouge – Parade Grounds, L, 13-3
2010, #21/16 LSU vs. #18 North Carolina, Atlanta, Ga., W, 30-24
2011, #4 LSU vs. #3 Oregon, Arlington, Texas, ?