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Jason Sudeikis named College GameDay guest picker for Notre Dame-Miami
Jason Sudeikis will be ESPN’s guest picker on College GameDay before Saturday’s Notre Dame-Miami football game.
The actor, known for playing the coach in Ted Lasso, will join the show’s analysts to make a game prediction.
Notre Dame has deep family ties for Sudeikis: his grandfather and uncle graduated from the Indiana university, and he grew up following its football team.
He said his first Notre Dame game was the 1988 matchup known as “Catholics vs. Convicts.”
Miami is ranked No.
1 and Notre Dame No.
11, so a Notre Dame win could shake up the season’s standings.
The game takes place Saturday, with College GameDay airing beforehand.
Jason Sudeikis has been selected as ESPN’s College GameDay celebrity guest picker for the Notre Dame-Miami game.
He will join the pregame show on Saturday and make predictions alongside sports analysts.
Sudeikis said Notre Dame has special meaning to him because his grandfather and uncle graduated from the university.
He said he grew up loving Notre Dame football after seeing his first college game.
Miami is ranked No. 1, while Notre Dame is ranked 11th.
- Who
- Jason Sudeikis, actor and star of Ted Lasso.
- What
- He has been named ESPN’s College GameDay celebrity guest picker for the Notre Dame-Miami game.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- At Notre Dame in Indiana.
- Why
- Sudeikis said his family has deep ties to Notre Dame and that he grew up loving its football team.
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Sudeikis said he attended his first Notre Dame football game, known as the Catholics vs. Convicts game.
Notre Dame’s official athletics account posted that Sudeikis would be on campus.
Sudeikis is due to appear as the College GameDay guest picker for the Notre Dame-Miami game.
- Guest picker
- Jason Sudeikis
- Game
- Notre Dame vs. Miami
- Show
- ESPN’s College GameDay
- Miami ranking
- No. 1
- Notre Dame ranking
- 11th
What people are saying
I’m going to get to relive my childhood on Saturday at this game,
My very first Notre Dame football game that I went to was October 15, 1988‚ the Catholics vs. Convicts game, as it was known way back then.
With deep family roots right here at Notre Dame, having him on campus feels like home,
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"My grandfather was a graduate from Notre Dame.. My uncle George Wendt went to Notre Dame and dropped out after his junior year.. I went to the basketball camp there in the sixth grade" 😂😂 ~ Jason Sudeikis #PMSLive