College GameDay travels to Baton Rouge for LSU versus Clemson matchup

ESPN’s college football kickoff program, College GameDay, will broadcast from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the Week 1 game between LSU and Clemson. The live show is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2026, running from 9 a.m. to Noon ET. As part of the event, Louisiana native and singer Lainey Wilson will perform live and serve as the celebrity guest picker for the program. The LSU Tigers open the season ranked 11th in the country, while the Clemson Tigers enter the game ranked 23rd. The broadcast marks the start of the season-long tour for the studio show, which rotates through different campus locations each week. Viewers can expect a variety of segments including local festivities and predictions from the guest picker.

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