​ESPN’s “College GameDay” will return to Tennessee on Saturday for a 13th time. The show will broadcast live from the lawn of Ayres Hall from 9-11 a.m. EDT. The final hour of the show from 11 a.m.-noon EDT will be held inside Neyland Stadium leading up to a noon kickoff between No. 13 Tennessee (3-0) and No. 1 Texas (3-0).ABC will televise the SEC matchup with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter) on the call.Candace Parker served as guest picker on Sept. 13, 2025 for the Tennessee-Georgia game. Bianca Belair was a guest picker for the Tennessee-Florida game on Sept. 24, 2022, while Peyton Manning served as a guest picker on Oct. 15, 2022 for the Tennessee-Alabama game.Phillip Fulmer and Steve Spurrier were co-guest pickers for the Tennessee-Florida matchup on Sept. 24, 2016.The Florida at Tennessee game on Sept. 15, 2012 featured Kenny Chesney as a guest picker.Charles Barkley was the first celebrity guest picker on ESPN “College GameDay” ahead of the Auburn at Tennessee game on Oct. 2, 2004.Ahead of the Tennessee-Texas game on Saturday, Vols Wire looks at ideal guest pickers for “College GameDay” and are listed below.Tennessee versus Texas: ESPN “College GameDay” ideal guest pickersRick Barnes (Tennessee basketball head coach, former Texas basketball head coach)Peyton Manning (Former Tennessee quarterback, uncle of Texas quarterback Arch Manning)Archie Manning (Grandfather of Texas quarterback Arch Manning)Eli Manning (Uncle of Texas quarterback Arch Manning)Bobby Scott (Former Tennessee quarterback who played against Texas in the 1969 Cotton Bowl)Kevin Hart (Father of Tennessee track and field athlete Hendrix Hart)Johnny Knoxville (Actor and Knoxville native)Glenn Jacobs (Kane WWE wrestler, former Knox County mayor)Morgan Wallen (Singer from Gibbs High School)Kelsea Ballerini (Singer from Knoxville)Leanne Morgan (Comedian, actress, author, Tennessee alumni)Karlyn Pickens (Former Tennessee softball pitcher)Dalton Knecht (Former Tennessee basketball player with the Lakers)Chamique Holdsclaw (Former Tennessee basketball player)David Keith (Actor, director, Tennessee alumni from Knoxville)More: Breaking down Steve Sarkisian’s offense ahead of Texas at TennesseeMore: Will Muschamp’s career coaching history at TennesseeFollow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee-Texas: ESPN ‘College GameDay’ ideal guest pickers