After announcing Thursday afternoon that Michael Phelps would serve as the guest picker for “College GameDay’s” Week 2 showcase from Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program also revealed that comedian and actor Will Ferrell would be joining as a celebrity guest on Saturday’s show.
While it does not appear Ferrell has any direct ties to either the Michigan Wolverines or the Texas Longhorns, the former “Saturday Night Live” actor and renowned comedian will surely have some way of entertaining the crowd in Ann Arbor on Saturday.
“College GameDay” will be telecast from Michigan’s Ferry Field, the original college football stadium for the Wolverines program, before Michigan Stadium’s completion in 1927. Ferry Field is also where former Ohio State runner and Olympian Jesse Owens set three world records and tied another as a sophomore at the 1935 Big Ten Conference Championships.
Saturday’s broadcast will also be the sixteenth time Michigan has hosted the premier pregame show, which ranks third all-time behind Alabama and Ohio State.