{
  "id": 8056911,
  "title": "Morgan Freeman is College GameDay guest picker for Lane Kiffin's return, Ole Miss-LSU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/morgan-freeman-is-college-gameday-guest-picker-for-lane-kiffins",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:19:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/morgan-freeman-college-gameday-guest-161929147.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oxford — Morgan Freeman, the renowned actor, has been chosen as the guest picker for Ole Miss football on ESPN's College GameDay pregame show for Week 3. The game will see the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels take on the No. 7 LSU Tigers in their SEC debut at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 19 (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC). ESPN is making the journey to Oxford to host the pregame show from The Grove, a popular tailgating spot for Ole Miss fans. This marks the third time College GameDay has visited Oxford for a game, following appearances by Katy Perry in 2014 and Lane Kiffin in 2021.",
  "summary": "Morgan Freeman will join the ESPN \"College GameDay\" set in Oxford on Sept. 19 for Ole Miss football's game against Lane Kiffin, LSU",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Academy Award winner named ESPN’s College GameDay’s guest picker ahead of Ole Miss-LSU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/academy-award-winner-named-espns-college-gamedays-guest-picker-ahead",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:53:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}