It’s been pegged as the biggest matchup for the 2017 football season, and now ESPN’s College GameDay has stamped its approval on it. Per a press release from Matt Garvey, vice president of communications for the Peach Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Alabama and Florida State will host College GameDay at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2.
“College GameDay has become a Saturday morning tradition for college football fans around the country,” said Percy Vaughn, Peach Bowl, Inc. chairman. “It’s only fitting that College GameDay be here for the first-ever college football game in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium to showcase an incredible weekend of two great Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games.