For a game of epic proportions such as No. 3 Alabama hosting No. 11 Texas, it is only fitting ESPN’s “College GameDay” pull out the big guns for the celebrity picker.

ESPN has turned to Alabama and New York Jets legend Joe Namath. Broadway Joe will join the college football panel Saturday to give his predictions on the day’s biggest games. The show, which airs Saturday, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (9 a.m. to noon ET), will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

For last year’s game, the pregame show went with Austin native and “Top Gun: Maverick” star Glen Powell, who rocked a fake mullet in honor of Quinn Ewers. He picked Texas to win, but the Longhorns fell 20-19 in Austin.

Namath, who turned 80 in May, is originally from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, but he was the starting quarterback in all three of his varsity seasons for coach Paul “Bear” Bryant at Alabama.

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As a sophomore in 1962, Namath had led the Crimson Tide to a 10-1 record, with the only loss a 7-6 setback to Georgia Tech, and set a school single-season record with 1,192 passing yards. In 1963, Alabama went 9-2, losing to Florida and Auburn by a total of six points, and Namath missed the Crimson Tide’s victory over Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl after being suspended for violating team rules.

For his career, Namath completed 203-of-374 passes for 2,714 yards with 27 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. The quarterback left Alabama owning the school career record for touchdown passes.

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As the quarterback for the New York Jets, Namath famously guaranteed a win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.