ESPN College GameDay is returning to Knoxville for the 13th time when Tennessee hosts top-ranked Texas for its SEC opener next Saturday in Neyland Stadium.

The show will once again originate from the lawn of Ayres Hall from 9 a.m. ET until 11 a.m. The final hour of the show from 11 a.m. to noon will be held inside Neyland Stadium leading up to the noon kickoff on ABC. Fans are encouraged to arrive early. Camping overnight is not permitted. 

Rece Davis is at the helm of ESPN College GameDay for his 12th season.

He's joined at the desk by GameDay analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban. College football insider Pete Thamel, 'Stanford Steve' Coughlin and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims round out the cast.

Following GameDay, Herbstreit will join Chris Fowler and Holly Rowe as part of ABC's lead game team to call the SEC showdown inside a Checker Neyland Stadium.

Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 30th straight game with Checker Neyland presented by Pilot taking center stage. Fans are encouraged to wear orange or white, depending on their seat location. To find out if your seat section is orange or white, go to CheckerNeyland.com and enter your section/row/seat number as it appears on your digital ticket.

Additional information on Friday on-campus ESPN programming will be announced later this week.

All-Time Tennessee ESPN College GameDay Appearances

1995
Sept. 9, 1995 Georgia at No. 8 Tennessee                                    
Oct. 14, 1995 No. 6 Tennessee at No. 12 Alabama                       

1996
Sept. 21, 1996 No. 4 Florida at No. 2 Tennessee               

1997
Sept. 20, 1997 No. 4 Tennessee at No. 2 Florida               
Jan. 2, 1998 No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Nebraska Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.)

1998
Oct. 10, 1998 No. 4 Tennessee at No. 7 Georgia              
Jan. 4, 1999 No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Tennessee BCS National Championship Game / Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.)

1999
Sept. 18, 1999 No. 2 Tennessee at No. 4 Florida               
Nov. 6, 1999 No. 24 Notre Dame at No. 4 Tennessee    

2000
Sept. 16, 2000 No. 6 Florida at No. 11 Tennessee               

2001
Dec. 1, 2001 No. 5 Tennessee at No. 2 Florida                

2002
Sept. 21, 2002 No. 10 Florida at No. 4 Tennessee              
Nov. 9, 2002 No. 2 Miami at Tennessee                           

2004
Oct. 2, 2004 No. 8 Auburn at No. 10 Tennessee             
Dec. 4, 2004 No. 15 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Auburn SEC Championship (Atlanta, Ga.)

2006
Oct. 28, 2006 No. 8 Tennessee at South Carolina            
Nov. 11, 2006 No. 13 Tennessee at No. 11 Arkansas          

2012
Sept. 15, 2012 No. 18 Florida at No. 23 Tennessee                        

2016
Sept. 10, 2016 Virginia Tech vs. No. 17 Tennessee Battle at Bristol (Bristol, Tenn.)
Sept. 24, 2016 No. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee             
Oct. 8, 2016 No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Texas A&M

2022
Sept. 24, 2022 No. 18 Florida at No. 15 Tennessee
Oct. 15, 2022 No. 3/1 Alabama at No. 6/8 Tennessee
Nov. 5, 2022 No. 2/3 Tennessee at No. 1/1 Georgia 

2024 
Sept. 21, 2024 No. 6/7 Tennessee at No. 15/13 Oklahoma 
Nov. 9, 2024 No. 6/4 Tennessee at No. 11/10 Georgia
Dec. 21, 2024 No. 7 Tennessee at No. 6 Ohio State 

2025 
Sept. 13, 2025 No. 6/3 Georgia at No. 15/15 Tennessee 

2026 
Sept. 26, 2026 #1/1 Texas at #15/14 Tennessee