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College GameDay: Get Your Grove On
ESPN’s College GameDay setup began this morning in the Grove. The show will begin its live broadcast 8 a.m. Saturday and invites the public to welcome the GameDay bus in the Circle at 5:30 p.m. tonight. / Photos by Emily Newton
ESPN’s College GameDay is setting up for its first live broadcast from Oxford and the Grove since the show was founded in 1987, and the hype around No. 3 Alabama’s matchup with No. 11 Ole Miss is only growing.
ESPN released its first teaser commercial for the visit this morning, inviting fans and foes to come to the Grove in their best Rebel gear.
ESPN’s crew began setup for the big weekend today and will have a welcome party for the College GameDay bus at 5:30 p.m. in the Circle. The most spirited group present will win backstage passes to the live broadcast Saturday at 8 a.m., and footage from the night will be used during the show.The Grove officially opens at 9 a.m. Friday, but tent setup is not permitted until 8 p.m. Barricades will be removed from campus at 5 a.m. Saturday, campus parking begins at 6 and the shuttles from off-campus lots begin at 7. College GameDay’s broadcast begins at 8 a.m., followed by the Walk of Champions at noon, the Pride of the South in the Circle at 1 p.m. and kickoff at 2:30 on CBS.
Amelia Camurati is managing editor of HottyToddy.com and can be reached at amelia.camurati@hottytoddy.com. Emily Newton is a staff reporter and can be reached at esnewto1@go.olemiss.edu.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | 3:00 PM TBA |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |