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College Gameday unveiled who its guest picker would be for this weekend’s show in Athens, pulling in a popular former player.
Former UGA linebacker Nolan Smith will make his return to Athens for ESPN’s traveling pregame show. The GameDay crew will be in town for Georgia’s top-10 showdown with No. 9 Ole Miss.
Nolan Smith is coming back to Athens on Saturday ??#CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/jYocQgh9iB
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 9, 2023
The Savanna native played from 2019-2022 and racked up 110 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks over his four-year career despite a torn pectoral injury causing him to miss the back half of his senior season. He was a key part of Georgia’s vaunted defenses in 2021 and 2022, and he has two championship rings to show for it.
Smith went on to be drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Through five games, the former Dawg has recorded 7 tackles and a sack with the team despite battling through a shoulder injury at the beginning of the ’23 campaign.
The Rebels are looking to keep their SEC title and College Football Playoff hopes alive by pulling off a monumental upset, while the Bulldogs are aiming to maintain the nation’s longest winning streak.
Ole Miss and Georgia will kick off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN from Sanford Stadium.
Current Missouri student entering my third year of covering Tiger football and basketball. Contributor to The Transfer Portal CFB and overall college athletics enthusiast.
