Overview

• During a pre-desk interview in Tuscaloosa, Theo Von asked Jess Sims if he would see her again, and she replied on air, “No, I hope not.”
• Awful Announcing clipped the exchange and posted it to X, where the moment quickly gained wide traction.
• Mediaite reported that ESPN’s official College GameDay YouTube highlight appeared to exclude the rejection, and no ESPN explanation was noted in the coverage.
• Von served as the show’s celebrity guest picker, leaned into his Vanderbilt fandom, and was the only panelist to pick the Commodores to upset Alabama on the road.
• Reaction on X largely mocked Von and praised Sims, reinforcing how guest picker segments can spill beyond sports into broader online conversation.