College GameDay is headed to Columbus this weekend for a massive matchup between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn State. Therefore, ESPN is bringing in a former star Buckeyes quarterback as its celebrity guest picker on Saturday.
The network announced Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will be in Columbus this weekend, less than a year after Stroud last played for the Buckeyes himself. The rookie quarterback, who went No. 2 in the 2023 NFL Draft, started for Ohio State in 2021 and ’22, earning a Heisman finalist nod each season.
In 25 games as a starter for the Buckeyes, Stroud totaled 85 touchdowns and 8,123 yards passing, while throwing just 12 interceptions.