'College GameDay' announces Week 14 location, puts Big Ten before SEC
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ESPN’s “College GameDay” is heading to “The Big House” for Week 14 of the 2025 college football season.
Host Rece Davis, former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, and fellow analysts Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit will be at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor for the annual showdown between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines.
Ohio State (11-0) has been ranked No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll since its season-opening win over the Texas Longhorns. The defending national champion Buckeyes also top the College Football Playoff rankings. Michigan (9-2) is ranked No. 15 in the polls.
It’s the first time this year “GameDay” has visited Ann Arbor. The iconic pregame show last visited Michigan Stadium in Week 2 of the 2024 season when the Wolverines hosted Texas.
Michigan will host “GameDay” for the 16th time in school history, and for the first time since Week 1 of the 2024 season, which was Saban’s first year as an ESPN analyst. Saban coached a game at Michigan Stadium twice while at Michigan State: in 1996 and 1998.
Kickoff for Ohio State-Michigan is 11 a.m. CT. The game will be televised on Fox.
“College GameDay” on ESPN begins at 8 a.m. CT each week.
Social media has mixed reaction to ‘College GameDay’ visiting Ohio State-Michigan
Even with Ohio State a lock for the College Football Playoff, this year’s rivalry matchup with Michigan carries a lot of stakes. A Wolverines win would provide a strong boost to their playoff hopes.
There’s also the fact that Ohio State coach Ryan Day has lost four straight to Michigan, the most inexplicable of which came a season ago in Columbus when a 6-5 Wolverines team stunned the heavily favored Buckeyes, 13-10.
As with most every week, though, college football fans had some mixed reactions to ESPN’s decision to head to Ann Arbor.
“As it should be. Biggest rivalry in college football,” one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, praising the selection.
“NK and GameDay going to the same place” another user shared, referencing that both “GameDay” and Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” will broadcast live from Ann Arbor.
‘Should’ve done the Iron Bowl’: Alabama, Auburn fans weigh in on ‘College GameDay’ Week 14 location
The Iron Bowl showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2 overall, 6-1 SEC) and Auburn Tigers (5-6, 1-6) offered a compelling case for “GameDay” selection.
The matchup carries significant weight this year. Aside from annual bragging rights, Alabama can clinch a spot in the SEC championship game with a win over Auburn and keep its CFP hopes alive.
Standing in the Tide’s way is an Auburn team that is looking to become bowl eligible — and all but knock Alabama completely out of the playoff picture. Since firing Hugh Freeze and promoting D.J. Durkin to interim coach, Auburn suffered a 45-38 overtime loss to No. 16 Vanderbilt on Nov. 8, and defeated Mercer, 63-17, in Week 13.
Moreover, the Iron Bowl was announced as ABC’s prime time game for Week 14 and will feature the network’s top broadcast crew of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit. With no other SEC game being shown in that time slot, Alabama-Auburn is already a top priority for ESPN.
I understand why but why not Bama vs Auburn I get why but why https://t.co/am8sNozGWs
— Daddy🦃🎄Tingles (@JonRIP2) November 24, 2025
Should’ve done the iron bowl
— Ryan Cruze (@air_cruze1) November 23, 2025
But I was told by Auburn fans it was coming to The Plains
— Matthew Whatley (@__whatley__) November 23, 2025
Showing love to one of the rivalries. I get it.
Everyone knows this is a 2nd Ranked game.
Iron Bowl is the granddaddy of them all.
— Auburn Public Relations Dept. (@WarDamnFootball) November 24, 2025
Yeah because let’s go to a big noon kickoff game when the biggest game of the weekend is in Auburn Alabama. https://t.co/GZJuuZvfco
— Dawson (@dawson_payton2) November 23, 2025
Some fans joked about ESPN’s “SEC bias.”
This can’t be true. Big 10 fans tell me everyday on X ESPN is strongly biased towards the SEC.
— Bryan Reese (@_BryanReese_) November 24, 2025
bring back the SEC bias please
— Sellers BBQ (@sellers_bbq) November 23, 2025
All the “gameday being SEC bias” people have been silent the last couple of weeks….
— LChris (@Lauren_Chris) November 23, 2025
Alabama with their playoff hopes on the line at Auburn is the spicier storyline, but watch clowns sti say SECESPN. https://t.co/fepX9i2Dih
— Bill Bixby #RollTide (@TSmitty3000) November 23, 2025
Alabama football schedule 2025
Start time, TV announcers for Alabama football vs Auburn in Iron Bowl https://t.co/lfEwN8lsPJpic.twitter.com/zZL8ryzrpI
— Roll Tide Wire (@RollTideWire) November 25, 2025
Kickoff for Alabama-Auburn in the 90th edition of the Iron Bowl rivalry is 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday from Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC.
Here’s a look at Alabama football’s game-by-game 2025 regular-season schedule.
- Aug. 30: at Florida State (L, 31-17)
- Sept. 6: vs. UL Monroe (W, 73-0)
- Sept. 13: vs. Wisconsin (W, 38-14)
- Sept. 27: at Georgia (W, 24-21)
- Oct. 4: vs. Vanderbilt (W, 30-14)
- Oct. 11: at Missouri (W, 27-24)
- Oct. 18: vs. Tennessee (W, 37-20)
- Oct. 25: at South Carolina (W, 29-22)
- Nov. 8: vs. LSU (W, 20-9)
- Nov. 15: vs. Oklahoma (L, 23-21)
- Nov. 22 vs. Eastern Illinois (W, 56-0)
- Nov. 29: at Auburn, 6:30 p.m., ABC
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This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: ‘College GameDay’ announces Week 14 destination, spurning SEC again
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