BATON ROUGE – ESPN College Game Day, olympic athletesFormer Tiger football greats and a drone show are just some of the highlights fans will enjoy Saturday when 15th-ranked LSU hosts 11th-ranked Alabama in a sold-out Tiger Stadium exhausted.

Kickoff of college football’s premier showdown is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

ESPN’s College GameDay will begin playing on campus at 8 a.m. Saturday when the three-hour show takes place in The Quad. Some of the College GameDay highlights include the guest selection segment with Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes along with a performance by country singer and LSU graduate Jordan Davis.

LSU coach Brian Kelly will appear on GameDay scheduled for 9:20 a.m.

The LSU women’s basketball team will also make an appearance on College GameDay with dynamic guard Flau’jae Johnson participating in an interview with Jess Simms during the 9 a.m.

As for the game itself, a new element to the Tiger Stadium experience for fans will be the CUE Audio light show. Fans will be able to help light up Tiger Stadium throughout the game with their mobile devices. To participate, fans will need to download the latest version of the LSU Sports mobile app. before arriving at Tiger Stadium. Once at Tiger Stadium, fans will be asked to scan the QR code displayed on the video board to participate in each light show.

LSU will also treat fans to two drone shows, with more than 400 drones flying over the north side of Tiger Stadium, during the game. The first drone show will be held in conjunction with the Tigerland Golden Band’s halftime performance, a tribute to our military. The second drone show will take place during the traditional Callin’ Baton Rouge video between the third and fourth quarter.

Former LSU and WNBA assistant great and current Tiger coach Seimone Augustus will be recognized for being inducted into four halls of fame in a six-month span. Arguably the most impactful student-athlete in LSU history, Augustus is in her first year on Kim Mulkey’s staff after a WNBA Hall of Fame career.

LSU will also recognize 22 former and current student-athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at halftime after the band’s performance. The list includes three gold medal winners in Mondo Duplantis (pole vault), Sha’Carri Richardson (4 x 400 relay) and Vernon Norwood (4 x 400 relay). In total, LSU athletes captured eight medals at the Paris Olympics.

Several former LSU football standouts will also be in attendance Saturday, including Andrew Whitworth, Jamal Adams, Grant Delpit, Matt Flynn, Ricky Jean-Francois, Stephen Peterman and Leonard Fournette. Jean-Francois, Peterman and Fournette will serve as honorary guest captains for the game.

For more information on all things LSU football and Tiger Stadium, visit www.LSUsports.net/gameday.