ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ live stream (10/21): How to watch online, TV, time, celebrity picker named

ESPN’s “College GameDay” returns for Week 8 of the college football season, traveling to Eugene, Oregon, ahead of No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 22. The show will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

“GameDay” is making its first trip to Eugene since 2018 and this is the 11th time Oregon has hosted the show – more than any other Pac-12 school. “GameDay’s” fifth pregame show to originate from the site of an Oregon-UCLA game, Saturday marks nearly one year to the day of “GameDay’s” 2021 show on-campus at UCLA before the Ducks topped the Bruins 34-31 at the Rose Bowl.

In the last seven top-10 matchups “GameDay” has visited, home teams have won and the last eight games have been decided by fewer than 11 points. Six have been decided by seven points or less.

Rece Davis leads the show in his eighth season as host and is joined at the desk by GameDay analysts Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee and David Pollack. Reporters Jen Lada, Gene Wojciechowski and newcomer Jess Sims, along with research producer Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica and college football insider Pete Thamel, round out the GameDay crew for the season.

Table of Contents

Scheduled Features

Made for Manhattan – Adrian Martinez’s football career hasn’t just been a journey. It’s been more like a saga. But after four years of wandering in the Nebraska football desert, he seems to have found an oasis of happiness in the purple of Kansas State. (Gene Wojciechowski)
Something’s Bruin – UCLA offensive stars Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Zach Charbonnet discuss their chemistry and connection on the field, the reason this Bruins team feels different and why they feel absolutely no pressure heading into Saturday’s game in Eugene. (Jen Lada)
Leader of the Quack – For 35 seconds every Saturday, Doug Koke is the most popular person in Eugene. Every other day, he is just your average retired printing salesman who owns a Harley Davidson. Koke has led the Ducks out of the tunnel since 1999 but after 23 years, he’s decided to hang up his helmet and take one last ride off into the sunset.
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers will join the show for this week’s ‘Live WIRED’ ahead of their matchup at No. 5 Clemson while Oregon head coach Dan Lanning will join live on set ahead of the Ducks’ top-10 showdown.

Celebrity Picker

Oregon alum and Ducks women’s basketball legend Sabrina Ionescu will join the GameDay crew as this week’s celebrity guest picker – the first time a WNBA player has joined the show for the Saturday selection. Ionescu etched her name in the record books during her tenure at Oregon, becoming the NCAA all-time leader in career triple-doubles, the Pac-12 Conference all-time leader in assists and the only NCAA Division I basketball player to record 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds in a career. Ionescu, a 2022 WNBA All Star, just completed her third pro season after being selected as the first overall pick by the New York Liberty in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

When is GameDay?

“College GameDay” will air Saturday, Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (9 a.m. to noon ET).

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $54.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $74.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $89.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $134.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.