Vanderbilt is hosting College GameDay for the first time in 17 years Saturday, and it's celebrating by summoning its most prominent famous fan as a celebrity guest picker. Comedian Nate Bargatze will make selections alongside the show's usual panel Saturday morning,

Comedian and Vanderbilt fan Nate Bargatze has been named "ESPN College GameDay" guest picker ahead of Vanderbilt's matchup with Missouri on Oct. 25.

ESPN’s College GameDay hasn't been in Nashville since 2008 and will be taking over in style. The show announced its guest picker for the Top-15 matchup between Vanderbilt and Missouri on Saturday. Comedian and actor Nate Bargatze will be representing Music City USA ahead of the big game on Vandy’s campus at FirstBank Stadium.

Comedian Nate Bargatze will be the celebrity guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning (8-11 a.m. CT) at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Lawn. A noted Commodores supporter, Bargatze will be making his second appearance on the popular national pregame show, two years after his debut as a guest picker on Nov. 4, 2023, when LSU played at Alabama.

ESPN and "College GameDay" announced on Thursday that Jelly Roll will serve as the guest picker for Saturday's show ahead of Georgia vs. Ole Miss.

In a game few would have predicted to land College GameDay, the Vanderbilt Commodores road matchup vs. the Missouri Tigers will take place under the ultimate ES