Five potential College GameDay guest pickers for LSU vs. Clemson

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The college football world will descend on Baton Rouge for Week 1 of the 2026 season. LSU football hosts Clemson in the back half of a home-and-home. College GameDay, ESPN's morning show, will tape live on LSU's campus to ring in the season.

LSU always brings one of the most lively crowds to College GameDay. There will be a lot of buzz around the state on September 5. Lane Kiffin will lead the Tigers onto the field for the first time as LSU's head coach. The team is filled with highly-touted newcomers, such as quarterback Sam Leavitt.

One of the most exciting parts of College GameDay comes toward the end when the guest picker takes the table alongside Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit to cast votes for that day's slate of games. The picker typically has a connection to the host school.

Recent guest pickers for LSU include Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne. Other schools dip more into the entertainment space of celebrities who are fans of the school and not necessarily alumni.

Here are five potential College Gameday guest pickers for LSU vs. Clemson.

Jordan Davis

An LSU alumnus, Davis graduated from LSU and hails from Shreveport, LA. The country singer is playing a show in Colorado the night before game day but doesn't have anything public scheduled for the day of.

During Gameday at LSU in 2024, Davis performed but wasn't the guest picker. Considering he already has a relationship with the production and he's openly a huge LSU fan, Davis is an obvious choice as guest picker.

Shaquille O'Neal

One of the most recognizable faces in the history of LSU Athletics, O'Neal played basketball for the Tigers for three seasons. Perhaps the only reason he hasn't been the best picker was a television contract conflict.

O'Neal serves as one of the hosts on Inside the NBA, but the program used to be a TNT show, and there was a conflict with ESPN. Now that ESPN owns the rights to Inside the NBA, O'Neal can make his first appearance on the network's flagship college football show.

Joe Burrow

No explanation is needed as to why Burrow would be the perfect pick. He delivered LSU its most recent national championship in 2019 and got drafted No. 1 overall in 2020 to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The NFL season doesn't begin until the following week, so Burrow could make an appearance on College Gameday happen for his former team's home opener.

Ed Orgeron

What better way than College Gameday to formally welcome Orgeron back to the LSU staff? The former head coach reunited with the Tigers as an assistant on defense and in recruiting.

This pick would be unconventional considering Orgeron is currently sitting on the LSU staff. He will likely have recruiting responsibilities during the day, but he doesn't have a playbook to prepare. The LSU legend could find 15 minutes for Gameday on that Saturday.

Lainey Wilson

Wilson is another country music star and Louisiana native. She talked about her love for her hometown roots and LSU during an interview on SEC Nation last season.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Five potential College GameDay guest pickers for LSU vs. Clemson

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