Caitlin Clark is officially heading back to her alma mater, the University of Iowa, as the celebrity guest picker for ESPN’s “College GameDay” this Saturday, October 3. This news dropped right after she launched her first signature shoe, the Nike Caitlin 1, on Thursday, with members of the Iowa women’s basketball team among the first to get their hands on a pair. Talk about a busy week!
The End of a Playoff Run, The Start of a New Chapter
Look, everyone knew Clark was the presumed choice for the GameDay guest picker, but her WNBA playoff schedule made it a bit uncertain. The Indiana Fever were battling the Las Vegas Aces in the first round this week, and we were all on the edge of our seats. That uncertainty finally ended on Thursday when the Fever got knocked out of the postseason. She gave it her all, too, dropping a team-high 27 points in Game 2 to try and extend the series. But when the season wrapped in the decisive Game 3, it cleared her path right back to Iowa for Saturday’s “College GameDay” appearance.
A Hawkeye Legend Returns Home
“College GameDay” is broadcasting live from the University of Iowa at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, setting the stage for the No. 14 Hawkeyes’ highly anticipated Big Ten opener against the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Kinnick Stadium. It’s a huge matchup! You know it’s a big deal when GameDay hasn’t been back to Iowa City in two decades, and this is only their third visit ever. Crazy, right? And get this, Ohio State was the visiting opponent in both 1996 and 2006, and they took both those games. So, yeah, this one has some history to it. As “College GameDay” themselves said, “It’s only right to have a Hawkeye legend join College GameDay as guest picker when in Iowa City 🖤💛.” Clark absolutely tore it up for the Hawkeyes over her four seasons. The two-time Player of the Year led them to three Big Ten titles and two Final Fours, including her senior season where she became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer for both men’s and women’s basketball. She changed the game, period.
So, get ready! We’ve got Clark back on campus, and then Iowa and Ohio State kicking off at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Kinnick Stadium. You know we’re all gonna be tuning in to see what picks she drops and then to watch that huge Big Ten opener go down!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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