Lee Corso was not on set Saturday for ESPN’s “College GameDay” from Atlanta for its Championship Week visit to Atlanta ahead of the SEC Championship Game between No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas.

“Our good friend Lee Corso had a minor procedure this week,” Rece Davis said to start the show. “He’s doing great. Look forward to getting Lee back in the post season. I know he’s watching right now.”

The college football analyst, 89, was missing Week 6 in Berkeley, Calif., and was also absent during the Week 0 broadcast.

Host Davis is at the helm for his 10th season, joined at the desk this week by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban. College football insider Pete Thamel, college football betting analyst ‘Stanford Steve’ Coughlin and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims round out the “GameDay” cast.

Highlights & Guests

• Coaches and Guests on GameDay: Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian will both join the show live in Atlanta, while Oregon head coach Dan Lanning will be live from Indianapolis ahead of the Ducks’ first bid at a Big Ten Championship. CFP Committee Chairman Warde Manuel will join the show remotely on the eve of the final CFP Rankings Reveal. Clemson HC Dabo Swinney and SMU HC Rhett Lashlee provide the show with all-access inside team meetings ahead of the ACC Champ game at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET, ABC).
• SEC Preview: ESPN ace CFB reporters Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will talk all things SEC Champ with Sims during the pregame show.
• Coach’s Film Room: Saban takes fans inside his film room to break down Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo ahead of the Sun Devils’ Big 12 Championship battle.
• Guest picker: Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-nominated actorTimothée Chalamet will join the show in Atlanta as the Champ Week guest picker. This will be Chalamet’s first time on GameDay and will include an appearance during Pat’s Kicking Contest as well.
• Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest: Returning for its second season, GameDaywill offer an exclusive contest during the live show, Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest. Fans who arrive early will have a chance to be chosen from the ‘pit’ onsite with the opportunity to attempt a 33-yard field goal. If the contestant successfully completes the kick, they will be awarded $200,000 from McAfee.

Features:

• Time Well Spent: Ducks’ quarterback Dillon Gabriel transferred to Oregon for his final season of college football less than one year ago, so he has had to fast track building the necessary rapport with his new teammates to achieve the program’s goals. Now, with an undefeated record and sights set on a Big Ten title, Gabriel reflects on the connections he has made this year and how his home state of Hawaii helped influence those bonds. Jen Lada reports.
• Dillingham’s Dream: Despite being only 34 years old, Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham has been coaching for half of his life. After a childhood spent attending Sun Devil games, he has returned to his “dream job.” By activating the Valley and turning around a team that won just three games in his first season last year, Dillingham is on the cusp of the College Football Playoff. Ryan McGee reports.
• First Time/Long Time: Thanks to conference realignment, each of the major conference championship games this weekend will feature a team that is brand new to their conference. But to win their leagues, each will have to take down the old guard in this new world of college football. Ryan McGee reports.