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American Stories: Big Games, Big Moments Put American In the Spotlight

ESPN College GameDay will originate in Orlando this week, with a marquee conference game as the backdrop, to highlight a big week in The American

by Dick Weiss

American Athletic Conference football will receive the star treatment this week.

Beginning this past Sunday night, when CBS’ 60 Minutes ran a poignant piece on twin brothers Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin, the former UCF stars who are now teammates on the NFL Seattle Seahawks, The American is poised to go viral, concluding with ESPN College GameDay’s originating from Orlando Saturday morning as a prelude for ABC’s prime time East Division showdown between the unbeaten 11th-ranked Knights and No.