The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
ESPN's College GameDay coming to Allstate Red River Rivalry
10.01.2023 | Football
The famed pregame show will broadcast live from the Texas State Fair on Oct. 7.
AUSTIN, Texas – ESPN's College GameDay will broadcast live from the Cotton Bowl and the Allstate Red River Rivalry on Saturday (Oct. 9), the show announced on Saturday night. The show will air for three hours leading up to kickoff at the Cotton Bowl at 11 a.m. CT.
The program will take place on the Cotton Bowl Plaza outside Gate A of Cotton Bowl Stadium beginning at 8 a.m.
The Cotton Bowl is located inside the grounds of the State Fair of Texas. Fairground entrances and coupon booths will open at 7 a.m. and metal detectors will be in place. Fans with Allstate Red River Rivalry tickets will use their mobile tickets for admission to the fairgrounds. Fans who would like to attend College GameDay but do not have a game ticket can purchase State Fair tickets in advance or at the Fair.
It will mark the eighth time and first time since 2021 that the GameDay set and its show will be a prominent fixture at the game.
It will also mark the 22nd time College GameDay will be on hand for a Longhorn Football game overall and fourth time in the last two seasons. The last time the ESPN show made an appearance was prior to this season's week two matchup at Alabama in Tuscaloosa – a 34-24 victory for the Longhorns.
Texas is 11-10 all-time when the Horns are one of the teams in College GameDay's featured matchup, while the Longhorns trail the Sooners 3-4 in the previous seven appearances at the Cotton Bowl.
Visit the State Fair of Texas official page for more information on activities around the fair.
ALLSTATE RED RIVER RIVALRY IN DALLAS (8)
2023: Oklahoma, TBD
2021: Oklahoma, L
2018: Oklahoma, W
2011: Oklahoma, L
2009: Oklahoma, W
2008: Oklahoma, W
2002: Oklahoma, L
2001: Oklahoma, L
AUSTIN (9)
2022: TCU, L
2022: Alabama, L
2019: LSU, L
2009: Texas Tech, W
2008: Missouri, W
2006: Ohio State, L
2005: Texas Tech, W
2003: Kansas State, W
1999: Nebraska, W
ON THE ROAD (4)
2023: at Alabama, W
2009: vs. Alabama (BCS Championship), L
2008: at Texas Tech, L
2005: vs. USC (BCS Championship), W
2005: at Ohio State, W