LaVar Arrington joins ESPN 'College GameDay' to pick Week 5's biggest games

The ESPN 'GameDay' crew set up at Penn State for the Nittany Lions' game against Oregon on Saturday. Here's how they picked the week's biggest games.

Week 5 of the college football season promises to be the best of the year thus far with a number of ranked matchups on the slate.

ESPN's "College GameDay" crew set up in Pennsylvania for No. 2 Penn State's game against No. 5 Oregon. The game is one of four that feature Top 25 teams squaring off against each other on Saturday.

Former Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington, who was twice named an All-American and won the Butkus and Bednarik awards during his time in Happy Valley, served as the guest picker. Arrington was also the second overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft by Washington and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

Here's how Arrington and the gang picked Week 5's biggest games.

No. 1 Ohio State at Washington

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Braxton Miller (5) hands off to Ohio State Buckeyes running back Jordan Hall (7) in the first half of their NCAA football game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, October 15, 2011.

Desmond Howard: Ohio State

Nick Saban: Ohio State

Pat McAfee: Ohio State

LaVar Arrington: Washington

Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State

Arizona at No. 13 Iowa State

Desmond Howard: Iowa State

Nick Saban: Iowa State

Pat McAfee: Iowa State

LaVar Arrington: Iowa State

Kirk Herbstreit: Iowa State

No. 22 Southern California at No. 23 Illinois

Sep 27, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema leads his team down the Illini Walk before an NCAA football game with the Southern California Trojans at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Desmond Howard: USC

Nick Saban: USC

Pat McAfee: Illinois

LaVar Arrington: USC

Kirk Herbstreit: USC

No. 12 Indiana at Iowa

Desmond Howard: Indiana

Nick Saban: Indiana

Pat McAfee: Indiana

LaVar Arrington: Iowa

Kirk Herbstreit: Indiana

No. 21 Notre Dame at Arkansas

Sep 20, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green (10) runs with the ball against the Memphis Tigers during the second half at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wesley Hale-Imagn Images

Desmond Howard: Notre Dame

Nick Saban: Notre Dame

Pat McAfee: Notre Dame

LaVar Arrington: Notre Dame

Kirk Herbstreit: Notre Dame

No. 15 Tennessee at Mississippi State

Desmond Howard: Mississippi State

Nick Saban: Tennessee

Pat McAfee: Tennessee

LaVar Arrington: Tennessee

Kirk Herbstreit: Tennessee

Auburn at No. 9 Texas A&M

Sep 13, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko celebrates after the game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Desmond Howard: Texas A&M

Nick Saban: Texas A&M

Pat McAfee: Texas A&M

LaVar Arrington: Texas A&M

Kirk Herbstreit: Texas A&M

No. 4 LSU at No. 11 Ole Miss

Desmond Howard: Ole Miss

Nick Saban: LSU

Pat McAfee: Ole Miss

LaVar Arrington: Ole Miss

Kirk Herbstreit: LSU

No. 16 Alabama at No. 3 Georgia

Desmond Howard: Georgia

Nick Saban: Alabama

Pat McAfee: Georgia

LaVar Arrington: Georgia

Kirk Herbstreit: no pick

No. 5 Oregon at No. 2 Penn State

Sep 13, 2025; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar (15) runs with the ball while trying to avoid a tackle during the third quarter against the Villanova Wildcats at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

Desmond Howard: Oregon

Nick Saban: Penn State

Pat McAfee: Penn State

LaVar Arrington: Penn State

Kirk Herbstreit: Penn State

This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Who did the ESPN 'College GameDay' pick on Week 5 on Saturday?

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