ESPN College GameDay, Zac Brown predictions for Louisiana vs. Appalachian State football

Erik Hall, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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ESPN "College GameDay" broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday morning ahead of the 2021 SEC Championship game between the Alabama and Georgia Bulldogs football teams.

During the show's predictions segment, one of the games they discussed was the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship game between Appalachian State and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. The Sun Belt title game is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.

The UL Ragin' Cajuns, ranked No. 21 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, comes into the game 11-1 overall. Appalachian State enters the matchup 10-2 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 Sun Belt Conference Championship football game

Desmond Howard of ESPN College GameDay during warm-up before the Michigan and Michigan State game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 30, 2021.
Desmond Howard of ESPN College GameDay during warm-up before the Michigan and Michigan State game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 30, 2021.

Chris "The Bear" Fallica picked the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Desmond Howard picked the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Kirk Herbstreit picked Appalachian State.

Lee Corso picked the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Celebrity guest picker Zac Brown picked the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

"I like Louisiana," Fallica said. "(Louisiana head coach Billy) Napier staying, an experienced, senior-laden group, I think they win for the second time this year against the ole Mountaineers."

"It's going to be a high-scoring ballgame," Howard said. "The team with the ball at the end is gonna win. I'm going with Louisiana."

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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.

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