Theo Von will return to the college football world for the massive Alabama-Vanderbilt matchup . The stand-up comedian and podcaster was selected to be the Week 6 guest picker on College GameDay.

Before selecting Von, ESPN also considered Alabama-based television personality James Spann, according to College GameDay host Rece Davis. However, Von's social media following and connection to the college football fan base ultimately swung in his favor.

“[Theo Von is] hilarious,” Davis said, via AL.com. “He's been on the show before. I understand schools would like to have one of their legends, and we do that a lot. We've had Joe Namath here. If memory serves me, we've invited Ozzie Newsome. We'd love to do it sometime, it just hasn't worked out. When you have someone who transcends the gam

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