Football fans have reacted to College GameDay’s Ohio State-Notre Dame guest picker, actor Vince Vaughn, with a mix of excitement and confusion. Some fans are excited to see a celebrity who is not a former football player on the show, while others are questioning why Vaughn was chosen over a former player from either team.
Vaughn is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and he is a die-hard Notre Dame fan. He has attended a number of games at Notre Dame Stadium over the years. Additionally, Vaughn had a key part in the 1993 movie Rudy about former Fighting Irish walk-on Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, playing fictional Notre Dame halfback Jamie O’Hara.
Some fans are excited to see Vaughn on College GameDay because they believe that he will be a fun and entertaining guest picker. Vaughn is known for his comedic roles in movies like Wedding Crashers and Old School, and fans believe that he will bring some levity to the show.
Other fans are questioning why Vaughn was chosen over a former player from either team. College GameDay typically has former players from the two featured teams on the show as guest pickers. However, this year, the show decided to go with Vaughn instead.
Can believe they are bringing Jamie O'Hara to be the guest picker. He could have been an all-american if he had a tenth of the heart of Ruettiger. https://t.co/MZGLhO7v68
— 🤙Остап / Paul Cherrington 🍒🇺🇦🤙 (@PaulCherrington) September 22, 2023Some fans believe that Vaughn was chosen because he is a famous Notre Dame fan. Notre Dame is a very popular team, and the show may have wanted to appeal to Notre Dame fans by having Vaughn on the show.
I've still never been able to reconcile this being Vince Vaughn https://t.co/6F70bdWJCS pic.twitter.com/EkcMZV0S42
— The Smoking Musket (@smokingmusket) September 22, 2023The unsung star of ‘Rudy’ – Vincent Vaughn as Jamie O’Hara! https://t.co/yBJd25Ts62 pic.twitter.com/X951nDHrXy
— Terry Horstman (@terryhorstman) September 22, 2023Other fans believe that Vaughn was chosen because he is a celebrity. College GameDay has been criticized in the past for having too many celebrity guest pickers. Some fans believe that the show should focus on football and not on celebrities.
If he had a tenth of the heart of Ruettiger, he’d have made all American https://t.co/R26rDcScMl
— Kody Pedersen (@KodyPedersen) September 22, 2023Overall, football fans are divided on their reactions to College GameDay’s Ohio State-Notre Dame guest picker, Vince Vaughn. Some fans are excited to see him on the show, while others are questioning why he was chosen. It will be interesting to see how Vaughn performs as a guest picker on the show.