Tkachuk to join College GameDay as celebrity picker in Miami

Panthers forward will appear on ESPN show Saturday

Tkachuk College GameDay

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By Anna Kulesa
@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

Matthew Tkachuk is spending his Saturday with the College GameDay guys.

The Florida Panthers forward will join ESPN’s College GameDay as the celebrity picker when the show visits the University of Miami ahead of the school’s game against the University of Florida in Coral Gables, Florida.

College GameDay posted a video of Tkachuk announcing himself as a guest star on the college football pregame show.

“This is our territory but this weekend it is all about the ‘U,’” Tkachuk said in the video. “I am so pumped for this in-state rivalry game. The energy is going to be electric, but I cant wait to see you all Saturday."

The back-to-back Stanley Cup champion will hang with host Rece Davis, analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban at the Lakeside Patio on Miami’s campus.

Not a bad way to kick off the weekend.

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