Who Should Be LSU’s College GameDay Guest Picker in Week 1?

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - It won't be long, and we'll be getting ready to start another season of College Football. As you know, College Football here in Louisiana is EVERYTHING. When we talk about the seasons of the year, FOOTBALL SEASON is an official season to us here in the Bayou State.

This year should be an exciting year for football in Baton Rouge with Year #1 of the Lane Kiffin era getting underway, and it is already getting major buzz as ESPN's College Gameday announced last week that they will be bringing the show to Baton Rouge in Week 1 as LSU hosts Clemson.

So, we got to thinking, who should be the celebrity guest picker? Let's take a look at some people that it COULD be...

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ESPN's College Gameday with LSU

ESPN took the show on the road for the first time in 1993 and made its first appearance on the LSU campus in 1996 when the Tigers hosted Alabama.

College GameDay will be making its 15th appearance on the LSU campus and the first since November of 2024, when college football’s most popular pregame show was in town for the Alabama contest. LSU ranks No. 4 all-time in number of times hosting College GameDay, trailing only Ohio State (26), Alabama (20), and Michigan (16).

LSU Appearances on College Gameday

• Nov. 9, 1996 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #11 LSU vs. #10 Alabama (L, 26-0)
• Oct. 11, 1997 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #14 LSU vs. #1 Florida (W, 28-21)
• Sept. 20, 2003 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #11 LSU vs. #7 Georgia (W, 17-10)
• Dec. 6, 2003 – Atlanta, GA, #3 LSU vs. #5 Georgia (W, 34-13)
• Jan. 4, 2004 – New Orleans, LA, #2 LSU vs. #3 Oklahoma (W, 21-14)
• Sept. 4, 2004 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #4 LSU vs. Oregon State (W, 22-21 OT)
• Nov. 12, 2005 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #5 LSU vs. #4 Alabama (W, 16-13 OT)
• Oct. 7, 2006 – Gainesville, FL, #9 LSU vs. #5 Florida (L, 23-10)
• Sept. 8, 2007 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #2 LSU vs. #9 Virginia Tech (W, 48-7)
• Oct. 6, 2007 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #1 LSU vs. #9 Florida (W, 28-24)
• Jan. 7, 2008 – New Orleans, LA, #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State (W, 38-24)
• Sept. 20, 2008 – Auburn, AL, #6 LSU vs. #9 Auburn (W, 26-21)
• Nov. 8, 2008 – Baton Rouge (Old Front Nine), #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 27-21 OT)
• Oct. 10, 2009 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #4 LSU vs. #1 Florida (L, 13-3)
• Sept. 4, 2010 – Atlanta, GA, #21 LSU vs. #18 North Carolina (W, 30-24)
• Sept. 3, 2011 – Arlington, TX, #4 LSU vs. #3 Oregon (W, 40-27)
• Sept. 24, 2011 – Morgantown, WV, #2 LSU vs. #16 West Virginia (W, 47-21)
• Nov. 5, 2011 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (W, 9-6 OT)
• Dec. 3, 2011 – Atlanta, GA, #1 LSU vs. #12 Georgia (W, 42-10)
• Jan. 9, 2012 – New Orleans, LA, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (L, 21-0)
• Nov. 3, 2012 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #5 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 21-17)
• Sept. 28, 2013 – Athens, GA, #6 LSU vs. #9 Georgia (L, 44-41)
• Nov. 9, 2013 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #10 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 38-17)
• Oct. 25, 2014 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #24 LSU vs. #3 Ole Miss (W, 10-7)
• Nov. 7, 2015 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #4 LSU vs. #7 Alabama (L, 30-16)
• Sept. 3, 2016 – Green Bay, WI, #5 LSU vs. Wisconsin (L, 16-14)
• Nov. 5, 2016 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 10-0)
• Nov. 3, 2018 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #4 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 29-0)
• Sept. 7, 2019 – Austin, TX, #6 LSU vs. #9 Texas (W, 45-38)
• Oct. 12, 2019 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #5 LSU vs. #7 Florida (W, 42-28)
• Nov. 9, 2019 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (W, 46-41)
• Dec. 7, 2019 – Atlanta, GA, #1 LSU vs. #4 Georgia (W, 37-10)
• Jan. 13, 2020 – New Orleans, LA, #1 LSU vs. #3 Clemson (W, 42-25)
• Nov. 4, 2023 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #13 LSU vs. #8 Alabama (L, 42-28)
• Sept. 14, 2024 – Columbia, SC, #16 LSU vs. South Carolina (W, 36-33)
• Nov. 9, 2024 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #14 LSU vs. #11 Alabama (L, 42-23)

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College Football Playoff National Championship - Clemson v LSU

Who should be LSU’s guest picker?

Top choices include Joe Burrow, Ed Orgeron, and Shaquille O'Neal, who would add fun and energy. Music stars like Lil Wayne and Boosie Badazz would also excite fans.

Other strong options include Will Wade, Marcus Spears, Patrick Peterson, Tyrann Mathieu, and Flau'jae Johnson.

Joe Burrow would be a fantastic pick, and probably should be the first call of the ESPN Producers. The game will take place the week before the NFL season begins, and Burrow defeated  Clemson in the 2019 National Championship.