You’d think with USF being college football’s hottest underdog and Miami bringing its iconic swagger as a top-five team, ESPN’s College GameDay would’ve rolled up to Hard Rock Stadium without hesitation. A top-five vs top-20 showdown? Prime content. But nah—they’re skipping South Florida and heading straight to Knoxville instead, where Georgia and Tennessee are squaring off in an SEC classic. But why so?

Well, according to 3rd String Sports on X, ESPN tried—multiple times—to lock in Miami vs USF for GameDay: “BREAKING. ESPN made several attempts to host College Gameday at the Miami vs USF game this weekend, but were met with immediate rejections from Hard Rock Stadium. A rep from Hard Rock stated ‘issues in the rental agreement with Miami’ to explain the responses.”

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