ESPN “ College GameDay ” analyst Kirk Herbstreit is fired up about the Commodores’ start to the season, especially since “College GameDay” will be in Nashville next week for the Commodores’ game against the No. 15 Missouri Tigers.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit considered the SEC QB who might be the top story of the league's 2025 football campaign.

ESPN PR reported Tuesday that ABC anchored Week 7’s biggest college-football audiences, led by Oklahoma – Texas (8.7 million average viewers, peak 9.3M), Alabama – Missouri (7.0M, peak 10.7M) and Georgia –Auburn (6.7M, peak 8.0M).

Kirk Herbstreit takes on Pat McAfee's throwing challenge at College GameDay in Tuscaloosa after Alabama student's missed field goal.

Why ESPN "College GameDay" analyst Kirk Herbstreit isn't predicting the winner of Georgia football versus Ole Miss

Von, who adopted Vanderbilt as his team, is a big LSU fan, but he has an appreciation for Crimson Tide fans. “They’re protecting something that means something to them,” he said. “They show up, and you can feel it. I felt like a visitor, but I felt like the most welcomed visitor that could be there.”

Did UNC football coach Bill Belichick call Kirk Herbstreit during ESPN's College GameDay show? Here's what Belichick said about the situation.