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College Game Day names Morgan Freeman as celebrity guest picker for LSU-Ole Miss matchup

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What happened For this matchup, College Game Day announced that iconic actor and Ole Miss fan Morgan Freeman will be joining the show as the Celebrity Guest Picker.
The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "College Game Day names Morgan Freeman as celebrity guest picker for LSU-Ole Miss matchup". WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "Morgan Freeman named ESPN's College Game Day guest picker for LSU-Ole Miss".
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 17, 5:38 PM

College Game Day names Morgan Freeman as celebrity guest picker for LSU-Ole Miss matchup

For this matchup, College Game Day announced that iconic actor and Ole Miss fan Morgan Freeman will be joining the show as the Celebrity Guest Picker.

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WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans)News report · Sep 17, 5:17 PM

Morgan Freeman named ESPN's College Game Day guest picker for LSU-Ole Miss

Morgan Freeman will join ESPN's College Game Day as a guest picker ahead of the upcoming matchup between No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 7 LSU.

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Sep 17, 5:17 PM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Sep 17, 5:38 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

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