It’s been quite the scene in Knoxville, Tennessee, Saturday. President Donald Trump is in attendance, the No. 1 team in the country is in town, Holly Rowe and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had their first interview since he abruptly ended their interview following their upset win over Ohio State, and Johnny Knoxville was ESPN College Gameday’s celebrity guest picker. While dressed in a complete Tennessee Volunteers football uniform, Knoxville made some statements that were just as outrageous as some of his stunts on MTV’s hit show “Jackass.”
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Actor and College GameDay guest picker Johnny Knoxville reacts before the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 26, 2026. (Getty Images)
- McAfee Album Punishment
When choosing the winner of the Missouri and Mississippi State, Knoxville hilariously took aim at McAfee’s musical career. “I’m so sure about this game, that if Missouri loses, I will punish myself by listening to Pat McAfee’s new album on repeat until Halloween.” McAfee busted out a huge laugh immediately with Knoxville saying, “No offense.”
ESPN College GameDay analyst Pat McAfee and Nick Saban stand on the lawn of Ayres Hall at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 26, 2026. (Getty Images)
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- Gout vs Syphilis
During the Georgia vs Oklahoma selection, Knoxville assigned some pretty gross medical ailments to the respective teams. “You know, I’m from Knoxville so this is like rooting for the gout versus the syphilis. I’m going with the gout. I’ll take Georgia,” Knoxville stated, while McAfee put his face in his hands and Herbstreit shook his head in disbelief. I hope your kids weren’t watching this selection, folks.
- Lane Kiffin is Like Toe Fungus
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin is the butt of many jokes this season after his rough departure from Ole Miss in the offseason and the loss last Saturday against his former squad so the moment to choose LSU or Texas A&M was primed for Knoxville to lower the boom in his own, special, usually gross way. “I don’t know how anyone can root for Lane “Left Out in the Parking Lot” Kiffin. He is to college football what toe fungus is to flip flops. I’m going with A&M.”
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LSU Tigers coach Lane Kiffin before a college football game between the LSU Tigers and Mississippi Rebels on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS. (Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
- UT vs UTI
Now it was time for the Volunteers fans to pick the winner of Texas vs Tennessee. After discussing the Tennessee defensive questions, and taking a shot at Texas’ offense, Knoxville made his pick. “After the game today, Tennessee will remain the real UT, and Texas will remain the real UTI.” The reaction by Rece Davis and Desmond Howard was priceless. Both of them couldn’t believe their ears, but it shouldn’t have been a shocker after two-plus minutes of unhinged statements.
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President Donald Trump, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., appear on a video screen during the Texas-Tennessee football game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 26, 2026. Trump, who has attended more college football games than any recent sitting president, watched the matchup between the No. 1 Longhorns and the No. 14 Volunteers. (Getty Images)
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Knoxville also jokingly tried slipping a referee a $20 bill pregame during an interview. He was truly a one-of-a-kind, PG-13-rated guest.