Overview

• Instead of the traveling show, ESPN aired a two-hour College Football Countdown from Bristol hosted by Rece Davis with Roddy Jones, E.J. Manuel, Heather Dinich, and Pete Thamel, plus Taylor McGregor’s live check-ins from Aviva Stadium.
• None of the College GameDay panel made the overseas trip to Ireland, and Lee Corso did not appear on the Week 0 coverage.
• ESPN has not given an official reason for skipping the live road show, though reporting has linked the move to concentrating resources on Corso’s Week 1 farewell in Columbus.
• Corso is scheduled for his final on-site College GameDay appearance on Aug. 30 when Ohio State hosts Texas in Columbus.
• The decision follows last year’s Dublin episode that drew 1.6 million viewers with a 2 million peak and included hostile reactions toward Kirk Herbstreit noted in coverage.