ESPN College GameDay predictions for Alabama vs. Cincinnati football in CFP semifinal

ESPN "College GameDay" aired from Miami, Florida, on Friday ahead of the Michigan and Georgia football teams meeting in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the 2021 Orange Bowl.

During the show's predictions segment, the experts made predictions about Alabama vs. Cincinnati Bearcats football in their College Football Playoff semifinal at the 2021 Cotton Bowl.

Alabama, ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, comes into the matchup 12-1 overall. The No. 4-ranked UC Bearcats enter the game 13-0 overall.

"College GameDay" is hosted by Rece Davis and includes analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Lee Corso.

ESPN College GameDay picks for Alabama, UC Bearcats football

Chris "The Bear" Fallica picked Alabama.

Booger McFarland picked Alabama.

Joey Galloway picked Alabama.

Desmond Howard picked Alabama.

Kirk Herbstreit picked Alabama.

Lee Corso picked Alabama.

Celebrity guest picker Bill Goldberg picked Alabama.

"I don't think that ultimately they're going to be able to block (Alabama's) Will Anderson and move the ball the length of the field time and time again against an Alabama defense," Fallica said.

"Alabama is too deep," Goldberg said. "They're too much of a power."

"Alabama outscores Cincinnati and wins by 14," Corso said.

"The energy that Cincinnati will play with is gonna keep them in this football game," Herbstreit said. "At the end, I agree with you guys. I think 'Bama and Bryce Young and Jameson Williams make the plays to win, but I think Cincinnati is going to compete."

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ESPN "College GameDay" airs each Saturday morning during the college football season from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT on ESPN and ESPNU.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: ESPN College GameDay, Goldberg picks for Alabama vs. UC football