College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will kick off the 2025 college football season in Columbus, Ohio, before the National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes host the Texas Longhorns in a College Football Playoff Semifinal rematch. Live from outside St. John Arena on Ohio State's campus to start GameDay's 39th season – the unofficial start to college football Saturdays each week. 

The visit to Ohio State marks the 26th time the Buckeyes will host College GameDay, extending their own record for the most by any program, and will be the first time since 2014 that the reigning National Champions will be featured on the first GameDay road show of the season. Ohio State has a 45-21 record when appearing on the pregame show and is 19-6 when hosting College GameDay. Overall, this will be the fifth meeting all-time between Texas and Ohio State on the program, with the series tied 2-2.

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to the NFL Draft for the eighth season, live from outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., The special two-hour kick-off show will focus on the stories behind the players, offer exclusive interviews with coaches from across the college football world and red-carpet interviews with the draftees.

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to the NFL Draft for the eighth season, live from outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., The special two-hour kick-off show will focus on the stories behind the players, offer exclusive interviews with coaches from across the college football world and red-carpet interviews with the draftees.

This week marks the second time the premier pregame show will be live from Lambeau Field. GameDay made its first appearance in Green Bay on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, ahead of the LSU-Wisconsin season opener.