when does gameday start

College GameDay starts at 9 a.m. ET on Saturdays during the college football season. The show typically airs live from a featured game location and runs for three hours until noon ET. Fans can often arrive at the pit as early as 6 a.m. ET to attend the live broadcast. For example, in 2025, the first episode started on August 30 at 9 a.m. ET, and a current broadcast day airing on September 27 also began at 9 a.m. ET in University Park, PA, ahead of the evening game kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET.