{
  "id": 13533829,
  "title": "‘College GameDay’ analysts called out over lack of college football knowledge beyond Big Ten-SEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/college-gameday-analysts-called-out-over-lack-of-college-football",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T21:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-gameday-analysts-called-over-210050933.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit were surprised by Caitlin Clark’s college football knowledge beyond the biggest games last week. However, during this weekend’s College GameDay segment, it was evident that the analysts lacked knowledge about games outside the SEC and Big Ten. This lack of understanding has been a recurring issue, with viewers noticing an increase in GameDay personalities flaunting their limited knowledge of non-Power 4 teams. During Saturday’s gambling picks segment, McAfee selected Sacramento State, admitting he knew nothing about the team, while Herbstreit laughed at the mention. Both McAfee and Desmond Howard acknowledged that Sacramento State had struggled in their last game. Fresno State and Boise State, a Pac-12 rivalry since 2001, were also highlighted, but Herbstreit questioned whether it was a conference game. College GameDay's main focus is on the biggest college football games, especially those involving the Big Ten and SEC. While it's understandable that the analysts may not be experts in Group of Six football, it's in poor taste to mock those teams, especially when the show claims to celebrate all of college football.",
  "summary": "Last week, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit were wowed by guest picker Caitlin Clark’s college football knowledge beyond the biggest games. They might have wanted to pick her brain a little, as their lack of knowledge about games outside the SEC and Big Ten showed this weekend. It’s nothing new that GameDay doesn’t spend much…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}