ESPN College GameDay heads to Baton Rouge this weekend for the big matchup between the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide.

Tiger Stadium is one of the best stages in all of college sports, and things are expected to get crazy Saturday night as 11th-seeded Alabama tries to escape with a potentially big-consequence win against the 15th-seeded host. the College Football Play off.

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There will no doubt be fireworks on the field, and it looks like ESPN and LSU will be pulling out all the stops.

On Saturday, the university will honor 22 former and current student-athletes who participated in the 2024 Paris Championships. Olympics.

One of the names that will receive this praise is Armand Duplantis.

Considered the greatest pole vaulter of all time, Duplantis is the world outdoor and indoor record holder and a two-time Olympic champion. He also showed his speed 100m demonstration race.

At just 24 years old, she has an incredible 19 gold medals to her name, having competed in two Olympics as well as the World Athletics Championships, Diamond League and European Championships.

He won his first Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021 and defended his crown three years later.

The American-born Swedish pole vaulter attended Louisiana State University after graduating high school in 2018, but dropped out after her freshman year to turn pro.

Despite a short College career, he still won the SEC championship and finished second in the pole vault. NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships during the 2019 season.

Duplantis will be honored alongside Paris 2024 gold medalist Vernon Norwood and Sha’Carri Richardson.

They won the men’s and women’s 4 x 400 m relay respectively.

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LSU athletes captured eight medals in total at the 2024 Games.

Meanwhile, this week’s ESPN College GameDay guest pick episode will feature the LSU gymnastics star Livvy Dunne and her boyfriend Paul Skenes MLB Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The role, which is usually delegated to a different famous name each week, will involve the pair sitting on a panel with other analysts to predict the scores of a series of college football games on Saturday’s slate.

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Dunne became both the first female college athlete to serve as a visiting selector and the first athlete to do so in the NIL (name, image and likeness) era.

Thanks to its ever-growing brand and agreements, last time being with Jake PaulHe’s worth an estimated $9.5 million, which prepares him for life after college.

Dunne, who helped the LSU women win their first national gymnastics title earlier this year and amassed more than five million Instagram followers, is undoubtedly a campus celebrity.

He’s currently in his senior year and trying to win back-to-back rings. win another ring.

Skenes, meanwhile, won the College World Series in 2023 and will no doubt get a hero’s welcome when he returns.