{"id":213615,"date":"2025-10-10T06:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213615\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T06:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:19:07","slug":"wnba-star-sabrina-ionescu-will-be-guest-picker-for-espn-college-gameday-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213615\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu will be guest picker for ESPN \u2018College GameDay\u2019 in Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/sports-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a> will be taking \u2018College GameDay\u2019 to one of the best environments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/cfb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">college football<\/a> this weekend as they head to Eugene, Oregon for the top ten clash between the number three ranked Ducks and No. 7 Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Fittingly, one of Oregon\u2019s greatest ever basketball players will once again join the GameDay crew as the guest picker.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/bill-belichicks-future-at-north-carolina-takes-an-unexpected-turn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Belichick\u2019s future at North Carolina takes an unexpected turn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/wnba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA<\/a> and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu will be returning to her old college stomping grounds in Eugene where her stellar play on the hardwood across four seasons cemented her status as an Oregon and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/cbb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">college basketball<\/a> legend.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fired up to have Oregon legend and WNBA champion Sabrina Ionescu back in Eugene as this week&#8217;s guest picker! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5AL7zMsOYr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5AL7zMsOYr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeGameDay\/status\/1976369576599232837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 9, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Liberty drafted Ionescu with the first overall pick in 2020 and she has since established herself as one of the best players in the league, making the WNBA All Star team on four occasions while also winning a championship with New York in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>One of the strengths of Ionescu\u2019s game throughout her college and pro career has been her ability to make the right reads and the right play, and she\u2019ll get a chance to see if she can make the right picks for Saturday\u2019s slate of college football action.<\/p>\n<p>Ionescu was previously a guest picker on GameDay in 2022 and on that occasion, the Ducks would emerge victorious over UCLA. 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