The Nittany Lions' Hall of Fame linebacker will serve as the guest picker for GameDay's coverage of Penn State-Oregon.

College Gameday is at Penn State this weekend and the guest picker certainly bleeds blue and white. LaVar Arrington will be the guest picker on the ESPN telecast. The Pittsburgh native is a Penn State hall of famer and father of a current Nittany Lion,

College GameDay will air from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday to preview a packed day of college football, including the White Out. Arrington will join in the final few minutes to make his picks alongside the desk of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee.

Penn State is a 3.5-point favorite against the Ducks according to the latest betting odds, although the betting lines have been trending in Oregon's favor since the start of the season. Orgeon has come flying out of the gates with its high-powered offensive production and Penn State has started off much slower than desired with an easy schedule.

It’s the Nittany Lions’ first appearance since Nov. 2, 2024, when Penn State hosted Ohio State in Happy Valley.

The Big Ten Conference matchup between the No. 6 Oregon Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) and the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) at Beaver Stadium is arguable one

Evan Royster (2007-10) holds the record with 3,932 yards. Barkley is second at 3,843. Allen (3,150) and Singleton (3,091) are each within 900 yards of passing Royster with nine regular-season games left.

Traffic on and near campus will be heavy, and unnecessary vehicle travel is discouraged,” Penn State cautioned in a news release.

Oregon and Penn State have an opportunity to assert themselves as the dominant force in the conference and strengthen their College Football Playoff case... while potentially making a statement to the NFL as well.