College football fans have gotten their wish.
The people of Alabama will watch one of their own make predictions on college football Saturday from Tuscaloosa.
James Spann, Alabama’s most beloved meteorologist, will join Paul Finebaum, Tim Tebow and the gang on the set of “SEC Nation” in Tuscaloosa ahead of Alabama’s game with Tennessee.
“James has been the most influential television personality in Alabama in my lifetime, and I am his biggest fan,” Finebaum told AL.com on Friday. “So thrilled he is on.”
Spann posted the news on Thursday.
“So, I didn’t get to be the guest picker on ‘College GameDay’ a couple of weeks ago, but I WILL be on ESPN’s ‘SEC Nation’ Saturday,” Spann posted on X.
“Laura Rutledge, Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers , Tim Tebow, and James Spann together Saturday morning from 9-11a CT. My segment will be around 10a CT.”
Earlier this season, when ESPN’s College GameDay was in Tuscaloosa ahead of Alabama-Vanderbilt, it was pointed out that ESPN appears to have issues booking Alabama-centric guest pickers when in Tuscaloosa. The announcement of comedian and podcast star Theo Von led to a bit of an uproar.
Spann, a state treasure, was mentioned by fans in AL.com article asking for who you would want to see represent the state during the popular college football pregame show.
It never happened.
Rece Davis was asked why Spann wasn’t the pick. Spann, for reference, has 570,000 followers on X and 341,000 followers on Instagram.
“James is the man and all of that,” Davis said. “James is not as funny as Theo Von. He’s a great guy. If we have rain tomorrow, we’re going to need to reach out to James, but I don’t know. I think we’ve got to go Theo Von. But I’m glad James was in the mix. I thought that was a great little push his fans gave him. He’s a great guy. Does unbelievable work. Tremendous weather guy.”
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Spann joins “SEC Nation” with a bit of experience. He was recently asked by AL.com to do some high school picks.
Let’s see if the forecast calls for high Tide.
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