On Saturday, ESPN’s College GameDay traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa., for the first time in 20 years for the matchup between No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 22 Pitt. Former Pitt standout Aaron Donald joined the program as the guest picker before seeing his jersey get retired, but that’s where the celebrations ended for Pitt. Notre Dame took care of business against the Panthers, defeating them 37-15 on their home turf.
One day after Pitt’s crushing loss to Notre Dame, College GameDay announced its next destination for Week 13.
ESPN’s College GameDay Week 13 destination
College GameDay is returning to Eugene, Oregon as the Ducks face USC in a top-20 matchup. College GameDay previously came to Oregon ahead of their matchup against Penn State, a game which saw the Ducks prevail in double overtime while the Nittany Lions began a three-game losing streak that culminated in the firing of James Franklin.
We're heading back to Eugene as Oregon hosts USC in a Big Ten rivalry clash‼️ pic.twitter.com/mChiQScCpo
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 16, 2025
The former Pac-12 turned Big Ten rivals will face off as the No. 8 Ducks look to solidify their place in the College Football Playoff while No. 17 USC tries to sneak their way in. Oregon comes into this game off a 42-13 win over Minnesota and USC heads to the Pacific Northwest after defeating No. 21 Iowa 26-21 on a stormy day at the Coliseum.
There were not a lot of exciting ranked matchups for College GameDay to choose from. Week 13 features ranked matchups between USC and Oregon, No. 22 Pitt and No. 16 Georgia Tech, and No. 25 Cincinnati and No. 21 BYU. With both Pitt and Cincinnati losing and Pitt being featured on GameDay this week, it made sense for the show to return to Oregon.
Every College GameDay destination of the 2025 season
So far this year, College GameDay has traveled to 10 states and 12 schools over the first 12 weeks of the season. Now, the hit college football pregame show is heading to Eugene:
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