ESPN College GameDay announces Trae Young as guest picker for Oklahoma vs. Michigan

Oklahoma basketball alum and Atlanta Hawks‘ All-Star point guard Trae Young announced he will be taking on a big role this weekend. Young will be the special guest picker during Week 2’s ESPN College GameDay ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated game between Michigan and Oklahoma in Norman.

“What’s up, y’all, it’s Trae Young here, excited to welcome y’all to my hometown, my home city Norman, Oklahoma, to be this week’s guest picker on College GameDay,” Young said in the video posted to College GameDay’s social media account on X/Twitter on Thursday afternoon. “Just a week after Lee Corso decided to hang it up, we’ve got that team from up North (Michigan) coming here and I’m not worried at all. I’m ready to set the tone. I know Sooner fans are ready to set the tone. So we know what we’ve got to do. Boomer F***ing Sooner!”

"BOOMER F—ING SOONER‼️"

Can't wait to have Atlanta Hawks star and Oklahoma Sooners legend @TheTraeYoung as this week's guest picker in Norman 🙌 pic.twitter.com/f2MRwqdEYR

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 4, 2025

Young, a former McDonald’s All-American, only spent one season in Norman before entering the NBA as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. That came after a sensational freshman year in which he was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year after leading the NCAA in both scoring and assists during the 2017-18 campaign.

Saturday will be the first College GameDay without the iconic Lee Corso after he made his final appearance last week in Columbus. It capped a memorable four-decade career on ESPN’s premier college football pregame show.

Lee Corso goes perfect 6-for-6 on College GameDay predictions during final show

It was a special weekend for legendary broadcaster Lee Corso, who officially signed off from ESPN’s College GameDay for the last time. And the longtime analyst was on his game in his swan song.

Lee Corso managed to nail every game prediction he made on his final edition of the show. It was an impressive six-game run, with many of the contests coming down to the wire.

How good were Corso’s picks? Check them out below.

Lee Corso’s Final GameDay Picks

• No. 24 Tennessee over Syracuse (45-26 Vols win)
• No. 13 South Carolina over Virginia Tech (24-11 Gamecocks win)
• Florida State over No. 8 Alabama (31-17 Seminoles win)
• No. 10 Miami over No. 6 Notre Dame (27-24 ‘Canes win)
• No. 9 LSU over No. 4 Clemson (17-10 Tigers win)
• No. 3 Ohio State over No. 1 Texas (14-7 Buckeyes win)

In addition to his stellar picks on the show, Corso’s sendoff also helped draw huge ratings. His final show averaged 3.5 million viewers across ESPN and ESPNU, ESPN announced Sunday. That made it the most-watched episode of College GameDay in the program’s storied history.

Viewership also peaked at 5.1 million viewers in the final quarter hour, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. Full ratings and viewership data will be available on Wednesday.

— On3’s Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report.