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‘College GameDay’ Taps Luke Bryan As Georgia-Tennessee Guest Picker

Country music star and American Idol judge Luke Bryan is set to join ESPN’s College GameDay crew on Saturday as the popular pregame show make its return to Athens for arguably the biggest game of the college football season.

Bryan revealed on social media Thursday that he will join Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack as the celebrity guest picker ahead of No. 3 Georgia’s marquee matchup against No. 1 Tennessee. A native of Leesburg, Ga., roughly three hours south of Athens, Bryan appeared more than eager to root for the reigning national champions as the Georgia Southern graduate held up All-American linebacker Alan Anderson’s No.