There were so many great options for ESPN College GameDay to choose from for this weekend as the guest picker. The Tennessee Vols are all set to host Georgia in a huge Week 3 showdown and Knoxville is going to be turned upside down for this one.
There was speculation that maybe GameDay would bring in Peyton Manning or Dolly Parton to be the official guest picker in Knoxville, but that's not going to be the case. Instead, ESPN has still made loads of fans happy by announcing that Candace Parker has been given the honor. She actually made the announcement herself, trolling the Dawgs in the process:
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A true Tennessee legend 👏@Candace_Parker won two national titles with the Lady Vols and now she's coming back to Knoxville as this weekend's guest picker 🍊 pic.twitter.com/SWSkLdE7Ax
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 11, 2025
Tennessee legend Candace Parker is the official guest picker for College GameDay vs. Georgia
"If you cut me, I bleed orange."
Goodness, that video is incredible from Parker, as she made it more than clear she's going to be picking the orange to take down Georgia in what would prove to be an upset win for the Vols. Georgia holds an eight-game winning streak over UT, but as we've written in previous pieces, throw that out of the window for this weekend.
Parker has nothing but love for Tennessee and that's never going to change. She's the best college player of all time and her two national titles with Pat Summitt is something that will never be forgotten. You think you have to twist her arm to head back home to Knoxville for the biggest game of Week 3 for college football? No chance.
Parker and plenty of other Tennessee alums will be back on their old stomping grounds cheering on the Vols for the SEC opener. Joey Aguilar has won over the fanbase and this is easily going to be the toughest test of his college career.
His first two games have been close to perfect, but the Georgia defense is going to present a different kind of challenge for him to face head on. As we said above, Knoxville is going to be TURNED all the way up this weekend and it's going to be a fun atmosphere at Neyland for everyone on the field. Parker wouldn't miss this one and she's optimistic her alma mater will get the job done.