Caitlin Clark Is Guest Picker for This Week's 'College GameDay' in Iowa City
The former Hawkeye and current Indiana Fever star will help preview a top-15 Big Ten matchup as College GameDay returns to campus.
- ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live from Iowa City on Saturday, October 3, 2026, featuring Iowa legend Caitlin Clark as the celebrity guest picker for the No. 14-ranked Hawkeyes' Big Ten opener against Ohio State.
- Clark's return follows the Indiana Fever's elimination from the WNBA Playoffs by the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday, clearing the basketball star's schedule to visit her alma mater for the broadcast.
- Returning for the first time in two decades, Kinnick Stadium hosts the pregame show, marking its third visit to Iowa City with the Buckeyes visiting in both 1996 and 2006.
- Currently on-site at Iowa, Nike launched the new Nike Caitlin signature shoe this past Thursday, capitalizing on the convergence of the football game and Clark's homecoming.
- The convergence of the top-15 football showdown, the shoe launch, and Clark's homecoming positions Iowa City as the epicenter of the sports world this weekend.
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Caitlin Clark revealed as 'College GameDay' guest picker after Fever playoff exit
Before Indiana Fever All-Star guard Caitlin Clark had woken up Thursday morning, the Caitlin 1s, her debut Nike signature sneaker, were already sold out. Later that night, the Fever lost to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, ending Clark’s third WNBA season. The Fever’s loss was ESPN’s gain. On…
WNBA superstar announced as guest picker for College GameDay on Saturday
WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark will serve as celebrity guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast Saturday from Iowa City.Clark — who recently completed her third season with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever — starred at Iowa from 2020-24, finishing her career as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer. She was a two-time NCAA Player of the Year and a three-time first-team All-American for the Hawkeyes, who host Ohio State in a matchup of unbeaten Big Te…
Caitlin Clark Revealed as College GameDay Guest Picker for OSU-Iowa After Fever's WNBA Playoff Exit
Indiana Fever star guard (and former Iowa Hawkeye) Caitlin Clark will be College GameDay's guest picker on Saturday when ESPN's college football pregame show rolls into Iowa City for No. 14 Iowa's home game against No. 5 Ohio State.
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