Every Saturday on College GameDay, the best matchups from across the country are listed. As usual, Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Rece Davis and Lee Corso made up the College GameDay team. Comedian Keegan-Michael Key later joined the show as the celebrity guest selector. Although GameDay was in Happy Valley for Penn State’s meeting with the rival Ohio State Buckeyes, there was plenty of talk about South Carolina-Texas A&M.

Once again, in the Pat McAfee Kicking Contest, no one was worse than the South Carolina student from Week 3. A Penn State student missed his attempts, but the kicks were much better than the backward Gamecock field goal attempt. Then, future Pro Football Hall of Fame center Jason Kelce (wearing Timberlands) missed two additional kicks wide left.

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Early in the show, while talking about the College Football Playoff hopefuls, the GameDay crew acknowledged that South Carolina was not on the list, but that they could become a factor with a winning streak. Rece Davis also called tonight’s game between the Gamecocks and Aggies a “tough” test for A&M. The entire panel agreed, with Pat McAfee adding “especially at night” to Davis’ analysis.

Kirk Herbstreit and Nick Saban did an entire segment on Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed and the Aggies’ ground attack. Most in the college football world believe the athletic dual threat will start tonight’s game at QB. The Aggies’ ability to run back their offensive linemen will be a major factor in the run game against Carolina’s defense. Thanks to the bye week, Saban believes Shane Beamer’s team will do well against Reed and the A&M offense. Both analysts reiterated the point that the Williams-Brice Stadium environment and the pass-rush duo of Kyle Kennard and Dylan Stewart will make things difficult for the freshmen when it comes time to drop back to pass the football. Rece Davis chimed in after the segment that USC’s ability to force turnovers means Reed “better be careful.”

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When it came time for the College GameDay picks, South Carolina-Texas A&M was one of the featured games. The Gamecocks were a popular pick this week, but GameDay didn’t really follow that trend. Desmond Howard picked Texas A&M in “a close game.” Nick Saban followed him with another pick for the Aggies. Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit also chose A&M. Celebrity guest voter Keegan-Michael Key was the only panelist to choose South Carolina.

South Carolina vs. Texas A&M kicks off at 7:30 PM on ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN app. The sold-out crowd will also see nine former Gamecock greats honored as South Carolina Letterman’s Hall of Famers.