{
  "id": 17240714,
  "title": "ESPN tabs Indiana basketball legend for 'College GameDay' guest picker ahead of IU football game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/espn-tabs-indiana-basketball-legend-for-college-gameday-guest-picker-17240714",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:50:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-tabs-indiana-basketball-legend-145040353.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Isiah Thomas, a legendary Indiana basketball figure, has been selected as the guest picker for ESPN's College GameDay ahead of the IU football game. Thomas, who played as a first-team All-American for coach Bob Knight, led the Hoosiers to the 1981 national championship and was the second overall NBA Draft pick for the Detroit Pistons. He went on to win two NBA titles with the Pistons and has since been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The College GameDay event will take place at Showalter Fountain on the IU campus, and will feature analysts including Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and Kirk Herbstreit, who will predict winners for the day's biggest matchups. Indiana football, currently holding a record of 7-1, 4-1 in the Big Ten, will face off against Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. For more Hoosiers news, readers can sign up for IndyStar's Hoosiers newsletter, listen to Mind Your Banners, or watch the coverage on IndyStar TV: Hoosiers.",
  "summary": "Indiana football is the national champion, but ESPN welcomes an IU basketball hero to the set.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}