ESPN’s College GameDay entered the Danger Zone in Week 2 as it welcomed Glen Powell, the breakout star of Top Gun: Maverick, as the celebrity guest picker. Powell, who played bad boy Hangman in the summer’s biggest hit ($1.4 billion and counting!), is an Austin native and huge Texas fan. A natural fit for GameDay where the Longhorns host the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.
As a college football fan, Powell acquitted himself admirably on the panel, providing quick, concise and well-thought out reasoning. It was when they got to the big pick of the day that he really got to shine, however.
