Lee Corso releases live duck on set; ‘GameDay’ picks Alabama game: ‘I’m just hoping for a good game’

Lee Corso releases live duck on set; ‘GameDay’ picks Alabama game: ‘I’m just hoping for a good game’

Ducks fly together.

Oregon legend and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu made that very clear when she joined ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday from Eugene, Oregon, as the celebrity guest picker.

And while the crowd was Pac-12, the “GameDay” crew made short work of Saturday’s Alabama-Mississippi State game. The Tide is coming off a 52-49 upset loss at Tennessee, and the panel that is a problem for the Bulldogs.

“Bama big over Mississippi State,” Desmond Howard declared.

Pat McAfee countered with, “I like Alabama.”

Ionescu echoed the sentiment. “They aren’t losing two in a row. Roll Tide.”

Lee Corso likes a closer game, though.

“Roll Tide won’t cover the 20.”

Kirk Herbstreit had no doubt on the outcome.

“I’m just hoping for a good game,” he said.

The highlight of the broadcast, as usual, was Corso’s interaction with the Oregon Duck before making his pick and releasing a live duck on set.

Check out the picks here:

Tulane-Memphis

  • Howard: Tulane
  • McAfee: Tulane
  • Ionescu: Tulane
  • Corso: Tulane
  • Herbstreit: Memphis

Cincinnati-SMU

  • Howard: Cincinnati
  • McAfee: Cincinnati
  • Ionescu: Cincinnati
  • Corso: Cincinnati
  • Herbstreit: Cincinnati

Minnesota-Penn State

  • Howard: Penn State
  • McAfee: Penn State
  • Ionescu: Penn State
  • Corso: Penn State
  • Herbstreit: Minnesota

Ole Miss-LSU

  • Howard: Ole Miss
  • McAfee: Ole Miss
  • Ionescu: Ole Miss
  • Corso: Ole Miss
  • Herbstreit: LSU

Alabama-Miss. State

  • Howard: Alabama
  • McAfee: Alabama
  • Ionescu: Alabama
  • Corso: Alabama
  • Herbstreit: Alabama

Kansas-Baylor

  • Howard: Baylor
  • McAfee: Kansas
  • Ionescu: Kansas
  • Corso: Baylor
  • Herbstreit: Kansas

Texas-Okla. State

  • Howard: Okla. State
  • McAfee: Texas
  • Ionescu: Texas
  • Corso: Texas
  • Herbstreit: Texas

Kansas State-TCU

  • Howard: TCU
  • McAfee: Kansas State
  • Ionescu: TCU
  • Corso: Kansas State
  • Herbstreit: Kansas State

Washington-Cal

  • Howard: Washington
  • McAfee: Washington
  • Ionescu: Cal
  • Corso: Cal
  • Herbstreit: Washington

Syracuse-Clemson

  • Howard: Clemson
  • McAfee: Clemson
  • Ionescu: Syracuse
  • Corso: Clemson
  • Herbstreit: Clemson

Oregon-UCLA

  • Howard: Oregon
  • McAfee: Oregon
  • Ionescu: Oregon
  • Corso: Oregon
  • Herbstreit: UCLA

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.