Joe Namath returns to Tuscaloosa as guest picker on ESPN's College GameDay

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —

Video Above: Joe Namath and Nick Saban in 2021

ESPN announced Thursday that former Crimson Tide quarterback Joe Namath will serve as the guest picker on ESPN's College Gameday show Saturday morning.

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This is Namath's third appearance on College GameDay, previously appearing on the show in 2014 and 2020. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban and Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian will also join the show Saturday morning.

Here's how you can watch it.

ESPN is bringing GameDay to Tuscaloosa ahead of the matchup between No. 4 Alabama and No. 11 Texas. ESPN's GameDay will be live from Denny Chimes from 8 to 11 a.m. CST. This is the 17th time GameDay has visited Tuscaloosa.

Watch Nick Saban on the upcoming matchup against Texas below.

Namath was recruited by Crimson Tide head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and led Alabama to a 29-4 record and a national championship during his three-year stint as starting quarterback from 1962-1964.

"Broadway Joe" was the top pick in the 1965 AFL draft and later led the New York Jets to a victory in Super Bowl III. Namath was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.