" College GameDay"will sneak peek its third straight video game between leading 25 teams on Saturday when the staff heads to University Park, Pa., to showcase No. 10 Penn State's "White Out" game vs. No. 22 Auburn.
Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack as well as Co. will establish outside Old Key on Penn State's campus. This will certainly be the teams'initial meeting since 2003, as well as first ever in the routine season. Extra significantly, both teams will look not only to remain undefeated on the season-- both are 2-0-- however likewise to score a marquee nonconference success in their particular University Football Playoff quotes. MORE: College Football Week 2 Takeaways Penn State has the very best win of either group, heading into Camp Randall Arena and beating then-No. 12 Wisconsin to open up the season. The Nittany Lions won that game 16-10, yet turned around and defeat Ball State in a 44-13 snoozer. Auburn, on the other hand, has the country's highest-scoring infraction with two games, setting up 60 and 62 factors, respectively, versus Akron as well as Alabama State.
It's most likely Saturday will note both groups' most difficult game of the season to date. Auburn's infraction has actually run through its running backs, with Tank Bigsby (241 hurrying backyards) and also Jarquez Seeker (257) both scoring two touchdowns on the ground. Bo Nix has been good too, finishing 29 of 39 masquerade 383 lawns and five scores. Yet exactly how will that crime fair against a Penn State defense that has surrendered 2 goals as well as permitted approximately 11.5 points per game?
Conversely, Sean Clifford (39 of 62 passing, 477 lawns, two touchdowns) will certainly deal with the nation's top statistical scoring protection (five factors per game). He'll need even more help from running back Noah Cain (117 lawns, 2 goals) and need to target more than simply Jahan Dotson (10 functions, 167 yards, 2 touchdowns) if he wishes to lead Penn State to a residence triumph.
With that said, here's every little thing you need to know as "College GameDay" makes its method to College Park, Pa., to sneak peek the game:
"GameDay" will make its ninth all-time look at University Park on Saturday. The Nittany Lions are 4-4 all time when hosting the ESPN program, consisting of 4-3 in rated matchups. They have a considerably worse record on the whole, going 8-14 in the 22 times they belonged to the program's featured matchup. That also includes a 6-12 record in placed competitions. They are 0-1 all time versus SEC challengers on the show, shedding 24-3 to Alabama in 2010 in Tuscaloosa.
Auburn has a slightly far better general document, additionally in 22 looks: 10-12. But they are 1-6 all time in real road video games, every one of which was a rated competition. The Tigers' only win can be found in 2004, when the No. 8-ranked Tigers beat No. 10 Tennessee 34-10-- component of a period in which the Tigers went unbeaten. Auburn has actually never ever challenged against a Huge Ten team on "GameDay."
When it comes to the teams' collection history, Penn State jumped on the board first when the No. 15 Nittany Lions knocked down No. 16 Auburn 43-14 in the 1996 Outback Bowl. The Tigers returned the favor in 2003 when, placed No. 19, they beat No. 10 Penn State 13-9 in the Capital One Dish.
Davis, Herbstreit, Desmond Howard as well as David Pollack will certainly preview Week 3 action live from University Park, Pa., beginning at 9 a.m. ET. The video game will be transmitted on ABC, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Only two rated games get on the Week 4 timetable: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Wisconsin in Soldier Field (Chicago) and No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 20 Arkansas in AT&T Arena (Arlington, Texas). Those video games, both at neutral websites, are the likeliest places for "GameDay" in Week 4.
Week
Competition
Area
Visitor Picker
Corso's Headwear
Outcome
0
Alcorn State vs. NCCU
Atlanta
Eddie George
Braves
NCCU 23, Alcorn State 14
1
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 3 Clemson
Charlotte, N.C.
Kane Brown
Bulldogs
Georgia 10, Clemson 3
2
No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 9 Iowa State
Ames, Iowa
Ashton Kutcher
Hawkeyes
Iowa 27, Iowa State 17
3
No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State
College Park, Pa.
. TBD
TBD
TBD Who is the guest picker on 'University GameDay' for Week 3?
"GameDay" has yet to introduce its visitor picker for Week 3.
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