Johnny Knoxville has been announced as the guest picker for ESPN's College GameDay at Saturday's Tennessee-Texas game, per reporting from Rocky Top Talk. The announcement was made on The Pat McAfee Show. Knoxville, a star of the Jackass franchise, will make his picks inside Neyland Stadium, with the GameDay crew moving into the stadium for the final hour of the show.
Separately, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian indicated that the presence of Donald Trump at the game may affect in-game communication between coaches and players, according to CBS Sports. Sarkisian suggested that coaches may briefly lose on-field contact with players at various points during the contest.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel will face Texas for the first time since 2014 and for the first time as a head coach. Overall, Heupel holds an 8-5 record against Texas across his career as a player and assistant coach, including a 1-1 record as Oklahoma's quarterback in 1999.