Week 9 of the 2025 college football season kicks into full swing on Saturday, October 25, with a busy slate of games across the country. While the schedule doesn't have as many blockbuster matchups as it has the past two weeks,

Comedian Nate Bargatze, a Nashville native, served as the show's guest picker. The crew, including Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee, selected XX games for the week. Four featured matchups between SEC teams.

Vanderbilt student Tyler Hwang won $500,000 on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday morning by making a 33-yard field goal during host Pat McAfee’s weekly kicking contest. McAfee also donated another $250,000 to charity, bringing the successful kick’s total to $750,000.

Here's what Clark Lea said in his "College GameDay" interview before Vanderbilt football's matchup with Missouri.

Hosting 'College GameDay' in the heart of country music, ESPN announced Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley as special guests.

Learn more about the Texas A&M Aggies and the LSU Tigers. How to Watch Texas A&M vs. LSU. When: Saturday, October 25, 2025

There are surprises on every college football weekend. But where are they coming from? Our staff gives their bold predictions for Week 9.