Schwarber, who played catcher at Indiana from 2012-14, is one of the most decorated Hoosier baseball alums. Schwarber batted .342 in his three seasons in Bloomington as he hit 40 home run and had 129 RBI as a Hoosier.

Here's where ESPN's "College GameDay" is heading for Week 9 of the 2024 college football season, including location, schedule and time:

Each week, near the end of the show, Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and Kirk Herbstreit are joined by a guest picker—typically an alum or fan of the host school—to predict the winners of the day’s biggest games.

ESPN's iconic College GameDay pregame show will be in Bloomington for Indiana's game against Washington on Saturday. The show will air from

Visitors will arrive in Bloomington while the state and city are in the midst of big road construction projects.

The Philadelphia Phillies slugger, an Indiana alum, was announced Thursday as the celebrity guest picker for Saturday’s show.

On Thursday, ESPN officially announced the guest picker for this significant Big Ten showdown. The guest picker will be Philadelphia Phillies and MLB superstar Kyle Schwarber, an Indiana alumnus who played for the university from 2012 to 2014 and earned All-Big Ten honors during his time there.

This will be the first time that GameDay has every gone to Bloomington, Indiana, for a game. Other top Week 9 games include Notre Dame at Navy, Illinois at Oregon, Missouri at Alabama, Texas at Vanderbilt, and LSU at Texas A&M. Week 9 has a lot of sneaky good matchups.

If you're looking to get in the College GameDay pit, arrive early, wear IU colors, and make sure your poster fits ESPN's sign guidelines.

Indiana athletics has announced the site where ESPN College GameDay will take place on Saturday morning. Indiana announced via its social media accounts that GameDay will take place from the South End Zone Plaza at Memorial Stadium.