ESPN’s ‘College GameDay” Week 0 celebrity picker announced

ESPN’s “College GameDay” will open Week 0 of the season in Dublin, Ireland, ahead of Saturday’s Florida State-Georgia Tech game.

Pat McAfee announced Monday during WWE RAW that Sheamus, “The Celtic Warrior,” will be the celebrity guest picker on the show.

Saturday marks the first time the “College GameDay” is on foreign soil, but it isn’t the first time the show has highlighted the ACC matchup between the Seminoles and Yellow Jackets. The show traveled to Atlanta in 1998 when then-No. 20 Georgia Tech lost to then-No. 6-ranked Florida State.

The show also marks the debut of former Alabama coach Nick Saban on the show.

Florida State went 13-0 in the regular season last year and then beat Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. But it wasn’t enough for the Seminoles to get into the four-team College Football Playoff. It was the ultimate gut punch for coach Mike Norvell and his team.

Now, the 10th-ranked Seminoles will try to do it again. Repeating as ACC champs would guarantee them a spot in the expanded, 12-team playoff field. The Seminoles begin the season Saturday against Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland. It’s the opening game of the college football season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.