While fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of football since the season ended in January, the wait is over as College Game Day kicked off the start of the 2024 season. For football fans, Saturday marked more than any other weekend, it was the start of months of hard knocks, highlights and history. Heading to Ireland, the Flordia State Seminoles were looking to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Celebrating a new college football season, College Game Day decided to ask for help from stars like Lainey Wilson and Darius Rucker to officially kick off the day.
Showcasing the rich history of college football, Wilson and Rucker took the stage to perform “Comin’ to Your City.” But while covering the song, the video featured highlights from many NCAA teams like Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Oregon. And since the fans can’t get enough College Game Daythe video also included enough memorable moments from the broadcast.
Even if it’s not the first time Wilson and Rucker performed the song, fans loved the video because it was the perfect way to celebrate college football. Fans online expressed their joy for football with comments such as: “The College Gameday theme just hit me. WE FINALLY HAVE BYKE BABY!!!!” Another person wrote: “The windows are open. The College Gameday theme is playing. College football is back. WE HAVE ARRIVED.” And if that wasn’t enough, one comment insisted: “The College Gameday theme song is already stuck in my head. I need 9 a.m. to come now!”
The College Gameday theme just hit me.
WE FINALLY BYKE BABY!!!!!!
— Dr. D. James VonDoom (@OnDeManned216) August 24, 2024
Windows are open.
College Gameday theme is playing.
College Football is back.WE HAVE ARRIVED.
— Greg (@GMZ5034) August 24, 2024
The College Gameday theme song is already stuck in my head. I need 9AM to come now!
— Henny Damlin 🥃 (@_ThatGuyEvan) August 24, 2024
While College Game Day traveled to Ireland for the first game, the team brought enough American spirit to show international audiences the love and passion that comes with college football.
Aside from Wilson performing “Comin’ to Your City”, College Game Day revealed a new anthem for the show featuring Jelly roll“Getting out of it.” Having shared his love for football in the past, it appears Jelly Roll is expanding his career outside of country music. And with lyrics like “Show up on Sunday morning looking like you did last night”“Get By” seemed like the perfect anthem for college football.
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