​Nothing identifies a big game in college football like ESPN’s College GameDay coming to town. In recent years, FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff has tried to steal the spotlight thanks to their media deal with the Big Ten. Either way, both shows tend to be at the most hyped games of the week on the college football calendar.In previous years, we’ve taken a stab at predicting where both shows will be each week. Were they accurate? No. But was it a ton of fun to peruse the calendar and guess? Absolutely.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWithout further ado, here is our best effort at determining where Big Noon Kickoff and College GameDay will be each week throughout the 2026 season.Both locations have already been announced for Week 1. The battle for the Death Valley nickname is easily the biggest game of the week. Big Noon will head to Bloomington to help the Hoosiers celebrate their national title.Both of these dates and locations have been announced as well. Both feature powerful Big Ten programs facing the former leaders of the Big 12. It’s a bit surprising both these non-conference matchups are still happening.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere are a few other decent games this week, including Arkansas at Utah, Iowa State at Iowa and Alabama at Kentucky. However, none of them come close to the Ohio State vs. Texas and Oklahoma vs. Michigan.Big Noon Kickoff will be traveling across the pond for the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium in London. While Arizona State vs. Kansas isn’t exactly a marquee matchup, FOX is taking advantage of the fact there is football abroad. Meanwhile, we’re projecting GameDay to be in Oxford, Mississippi as Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss should be one of the most watched games of the season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere are a few monster clashes in the SEC this week, so GameDay will have a bevy of options. While we’re projecting ESPN to go to Athens, they easily could pick Texas at Tennessee as well. As for FOX, they will likely take the bait and travel to the West Coast anytime it has the best Big Ten game of the week.With the SEC slate lacking in Week 5, I expect College GameDay to look to the ACC and go to either Miami at Clemson or Notre Dame at North Carolina. With Clemson having already been a part of a GameDay experience, I’m leaning towards them going to Chapel Hill. The fact we don’t have Big Noon Kickoff at an Ohio State game through four weeks is likely giving FOX executives hives — Week 5 is their first legitimate chance to change that.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGameDay normally goes to the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, but they will have already seen both teams by this point in the season. Georgia vs Alabama is always appointment television, so it’s a fine enough consolation prize. Meanwhile, Penn State will look to show off the new capacity at Beaver Stadium by hosting Big Noon for the first time this year in Week 6. The rest of