Sept. 17, 2008

AUBURN - ESPN College GameDay Built By The Home Depot will have its set location east of Jordan-Hare Stadium, at the corner of Roosevelt and Duncan Drive, in the Allison Physics Lab lawn.

ESPN GameDay will air live on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9-11 a.m. CT. There will also be live and taped segments on Friday, Sept. 19 from 3-4:30 p.m. and SportsCenter segments live at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. Auburn fans are encouraged to attend at both days.

The traveling pre-game show which features ESPN commentators Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard, will make its third appearance in Auburn in the last five years.

It will be GameDay's fifth visit to Auburn during its 22-year existence and will mark the ninth time that Auburn has played in the on-site game. The last time GameDay visited Auburn was on Oct. 14, 2006, when the Tigers defeated Florida, 27-17.

GameDay was in Auburn on Nov. 13, 2004, when Auburn defeated Georgia, 24-6 and also visited the Plains on Oct. 18, 1997, prior to the Florida game. Its debut on the Plains was on Nov. 18, 1995, when Auburn played Alabama.

The Auburn-LSU game will be televised by ESPN. Kickoff time is slated for 6:45 p.m. at Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.