Lainey Wilson Named Celebrity Guest Picker for LSU-Clemson
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - One of the most anticipated games of the college football season is just days away as LSU opens up the season in Baton Rouge against Dabo Sweeney and the Clemson Tigers. College Gameday is in town, and after much speculation, ESPN has announced Lainey Wilson as the celebrity guest picker for Saturday's show.
A few days ago, we asked some of our listeners who THEY thought should be the Week 1 guest picker, and most of the answers resided with the one and only Joe Burrow. Other names that were suggested were Shaq, Lil Boosie, and Lil Wayne.
College GameDay will be returning to LS's campus for its 15th appearance. LSU ranks No. 4 all-time in number of times hosting College GameDay, trailing only Ohio State (26), Alabama (20), and Michigan (16).
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LSU Appearances on College GameDay
Nov. 9, 1996 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #11 LSU vs. #10 Alabama (L, 26-0)
Oct. 11, 1997 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #14 LSU vs. #1 Florida (W, 28-21)
Sept. 20, 2003 – Baton Rouge (PMAC ramps), #11 LSU vs. #7 Georgia (W, 17-10)
Dec. 6, 2003 – Atlanta, GA, #3 LSU vs. #5 Georgia (W, 34-13)
Jan. 4, 2004 – New Orleans, LA, #2 LSU vs. #3 Oklahoma (W, 21-14)
Sept. 4, 2004 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #4 LSU vs. Oregon State (W, 22-21 OT)
Nov. 12, 2005 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #5 LSU vs. #4 Alabama (W, 16-13 OT)
Oct. 7, 2006 – Gainesville, FL, #9 LSU vs. #5 Florida (L, 23-10)
Sept. 8, 2007 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #2 LSU vs. #9 Virginia Tech (W, 48-7)
Oct. 6, 2007 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #1 LSU vs. #9 Florida (W, 28-24)
Jan. 7, 2008 – New Orleans, LA, #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State (W, 38-24)
Sept. 20, 2008 – Auburn, AL, #6 LSU vs. #9 Auburn (W, 26-21)
Nov. 8, 2008 – Baton Rouge (Old Front Nine), #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 27-21 OT)
Oct. 10, 2009 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #4 LSU vs. #1 Florida (L, 13-3)
Sept. 4, 2010 – Atlanta, GA, #21 LSU vs. #18 North Carolina (W, 30-24)
Sept. 3, 2011 – Arlington, TX, #4 LSU vs. #3 Oregon (W, 40-27)
Sept. 24, 2011 – Morgantown, WV, #2 LSU vs. #16 West Virginia (W, 47-21)
Nov. 5, 2011 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (W, 9-6 OT)
Dec. 3, 2011 – Atlanta, GA, #1 LSU vs. #12 Georgia (W, 42-10)
Jan. 9, 2012 – New Orleans, LA, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (L, 21-0)
Nov. 3, 2012 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #5 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 21-17)
Sept. 28, 2013 – Athens, GA, #6 LSU vs. #9 Georgia (L, 44-41)
Nov. 9, 2013 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #10 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 38-17)
Oct. 25, 2014 – Baton Rouge (Parade Ground), #24 LSU vs. #3 Ole Miss (W, 10-7)
Nov. 7, 2015 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #4 LSU vs. #7 Alabama (L, 30-16)
Sept. 3, 2016 – Green Bay, WI, #5 LSU vs. Wisconsin (L, 16-14)
Nov. 5, 2016 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #15 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 10-0)
Nov. 3, 2018 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #4 LSU vs. #1 Alabama (L, 29-0)
Sept. 7, 2019 – Austin, TX, #6 LSU vs. #9 Texas (W, 45-38)
Oct. 12, 2019 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #5 LSU vs. #7 Florida (W, 42-28)
Nov. 9, 2019 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama (W, 46-41)
Dec. 7, 2019 – Atlanta, GA, #1 LSU vs. #4 Georgia (W, 37-10)
Jan. 13, 2020 – New Orleans, LA, #1 LSU vs. #3 Clemson (W, 42-25)
Nov. 4, 2023 – Tuscaloosa, AL, #13 LSU vs. #8 Alabama (L, 42-28)
Sept. 14, 2024 – Columbia, SC, #16 LSU vs. South Carolina (W, 36-33)
Nov. 9, 2024 – Baton Rouge (Quad), #14 LSU vs. #11 Alabama (L, 42-23)
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Lainey Wilson Tabbed As Celebrity Guest Picker for College Gameday Week 1
Lainey Wilson was born in Gaskin, Louisiana, and while she didn’t attend LSU, she is a Tigers fan and a football fan in general. She’s married to Duck Hodges, a former NFL quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers who starred at Samford in college.
This also won't be her first rodeo on a College Football show, because last year when LSU played the Florida Gators, Wilson was one of the celebrity guests on SEC Nation on the SEC Network.
Not only will Lainey Wilson be the celebrity guest picker for Saturday's LSU-Clemson game, but she will also perform for the crowd during the show as well.
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