ESPN's College GameDay Returning to Columbus for Ohio State's First-Round Playoff Game Against Tennessee

By Andy Anders on December 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm
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College GameDay will be back in Columbus on Dec. 21.

After attending Ohio State's 38-15 win over Indiana earlier this season, ESPN's renowned college football preview show returns to campus for the eighth-seeded Buckeyes' first-round College Football Playoff game against ninth-seeded Tennessee. 

Ohio State will be part of a CFP double-header for College GameDay on back-to-back days. Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and company will also attend sixth-seeded Notre Dame's home clash with 11th-seeded Indiana.

It's the fourth total Ohio State game attended by GameDay this year, as the crew was on-hand for two OSU road games at then-No. 3 Oregon on Oct. 12 and at then-No. 3 Penn State on Nov. 2. The Buckeyes lost to the Ducks, 32-31, but beat the Nittany Lions, 20-13.

GameDay has been on campus for 62 Ohio State games in the show's history and the Buckeyes are 42-20 in those contests. This season marks the first time since 2018 GameDay has been on hand for four Ohio State games, with more potentially on the table if the Buckeyes advance in the playoffs.

ESPN College GameDay Appearances for Ohio State Games
Date Game Location WINNER
SEPT. 28, 1996 #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME SOUTH BEND, IN OHIO STATE, 29–16
OCT. 5, 1996 #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 38–7
OCT. 26, 1996 #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA IOWA CITY, IA OHIO STATE 38–26
OCT. 4, 1997 #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 23–7
OCT. 3, 1998 #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 28–9
SEPT. 14, 2002 #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 25–7
NOV. 23, 2002 #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 14–9
JAN. 3, 2003 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI TEMPE, AZ OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT)
AUG. 30, 2003 #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 28–9
NOV. 15, 2003 #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT)
NOV. 22, 2003 #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, MI MICHIGAN, 35–21
SEPT. 10, 2005 #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH TEXAS, 25–22
OCT. 8, 2005 #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PARK, PA PENN STATE, 17–10
SEPT. 9, 2006 #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS AUSTIN, TX OHIO STATE, 24–7
SEPT. 23, 2006 #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 28–6
SEPT. 30, 2006 #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA IOWA CITY, IA OHIO STATE, 38–17
NOV. 18, 2006 #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 42–39
JAN. 8, 2007 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE GLENDALE, AZ FLORIDA, 41–14
OCT. 27, 2007 #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PARK, PA OHIO STATE, 37–17
NOV. 17, 2007 #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, MI OHIO STATE, 14–3
JAN. 7, 2008 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE NEW ORLEANS, LA LSU, 38–24
SEPT. 13, 2008 #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC LOS ANGELES, CA USC, 35–3
OCT. 25, 2008 #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH PENN STATE, 13–6
SEPT. 12, 2009 #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH USC, 18–15
JAN. 1, 2010 ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON PASADENA, CA OHIO STATE, 26–17
OCT. 16, 2010 #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN MADISON, WI WISCONSIN, 31–18
NOV. 13, 2010 PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 38–24
JAN. 4, 2011 SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE NEW ORLEANS, LA OHIO STATE, 31–26
SEPT. 29, 2012 #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE EAST LANSING, MI OHIO STATE, 17–16
OCT. 5, 2013 #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN EVANSTON, IL OHIO STATE, 40–30
DEC. 7, 2013 B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE INDIANAPOLIS, IN MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24
NOV. 8, 2014 #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE EAST LANSING, MI OHIO STATE, 49–37
JAN. 12, 2015 CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON ARLINGTON, TX OHIO STATE, 42–20
NOV. 21, 2015 #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14
OCT. 15, 2016 #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN MADISON, WI OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT)
NOV. 26, 2016 #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT)
DEC. 31, 2016 FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE GLENDALE, AZ CLEMSON, 31–0
AUG. 31, 2017 #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA BLOOMINGTON, IN OHIO STATE, 49–21
SEPT. 9, 2017 #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OKLAHOMA, 31–16
OCT. 28, 2017 #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 39–38
SEPT. 15, 2018 #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU FORT WORTH, TX OHIO STATE, 40-28
SEPT. 29, 2018 #4 OHIO STATE at #10 PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA OHIO STATE, 27–26
NOV. 24, 2018 #4 MICHIGAN at #10 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 62-39
JAN. 1, 2019 ROSE BOWL: #9 WASHINGTON vs. #6 OHIO STATE PASADENA, CA OHIO STATE, 28-23
SEP. 28, 2019 #6 OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA LINCOLN, NE OHIO STATE, 48-7
NOV. 23, 2019 #9 PENN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 28-17
DEC. 28, 2019 FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE GLENDALE, AZ CLEMSON, 29-23
OCT. 31, 2020 #5 OHIO STATE at #8 PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA OHIO STATE, 38-25
JAN. 1, 2021 SUGAR BOWL: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #2 CLEMSON NEW ORLEANS, LA OHIO STATE, 49-28
JAN. 11, 2021 CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #1 ALABAMA MIAMI GARDENS, FL ALABAMA, 52-24
NOV. 20, 2021 #7 MICHIGAN STATE at #4 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 56-7
NOV. 27, 2021 #2 OHIO STATE at #6 MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, MI MICHIGAN, 42-27
JAN. 1, 2022 ROSE BOWL: #6 OHIO STATE vs. #12 UTAH PASADENA, CA OHIO STATE, 48-45
SEPT. 3, 2022 #5 NOTRE DAME at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 21-10
NOV. 26, 2022 #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH MICHIGAN, 45-23
DEC. 31, 2022 CFP SEMIFINAL: #4 OHIO STATE vs. #1 GEORGIA ATLANTA, GA GEORGIA, 42-41
SEPT. 23, 2023 #6 OHIO STATE at #9 NOTRE DAME SOUTH BEND, IN OHIO STATE, 17-14
OCT. 21, 2023 #6 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 20-12
NOV. 25, 2023 #2 OHIO STATE at #3 MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, MI MICHIGAN, 30-24
OCT. 12, 2024 #2 OHIO STATE at #3 OREGON EUGENE, OR OREGON, 32-21
NOV. 2, 2024 #4 OHIO STATE at #3 PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA OHIO STATE, 20-13
NOV. 23, 2024 #5 INDIANA at #2 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH OHIO STATE, 38-15
DEC. 21, 2024 #9 TENNESSEE at #8 OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, OH  

Ohio State and Tennessee kick off at 8 p.m. on Dec. 21, with ABC set to broadcast the matchup.

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