NFL star named College GameDay guest picker as extreme weather conditions force emergency change

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Bryce Young is making the most of the Carolina Panthers’ bye week.The 2-2 Panthers have put up some dazzling performances so far this season, largely thanks to a much-improved offense led by the rejuvenated Young.Young and the Panthers are all smiles so far this season, sitting in first place in the NFC South heading into their bye weekGettyThe former No. 1 overall pick has been one of the NFL’s standout quarterbacks this season, throwing for 1,268 yards and nine touchdowns through four games, including 329 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-26 Week 4 win against the Detroit Lions.With the Panthers ranking fourth in points scored and fourth in yards gained, and sitting pretty in first place in the NFC South, Young has earned some well deserved time off, using the bye to return to his alma mater of Alabama.Bryce Young will be this week’s College GameDay guest pickerHe’ll still be working though, and has been announced as the guest picker on ESPN’s College Gameday for Saturday’s clash between the Crimson Tide and No. 2 Ohio State.It will see Young work next to his former college football coach and current College GameDay analyst, Nick Saban, which will no doubt be a nice trip down memory lane for Young before he returns to NFL action against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 18.As a starter at Alabama, Young won the Heisman Trophy, SEC Championship and was national runner-up in 2021 before being drafted first overall by Carolina in 2023.Hurricane Isaias forces College GameDay to move indoorsGameDay will look a little different this week due to Hurricane Isaias.The Category 2 hurricane is forcing the beloved college football pre-game show to move inside to Coleman Coliseum, the Crimson Tide’s basketball home.According to AP, Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and is expected to usher in dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday.Per the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, it is likely to strike along the Alabama-Florida state line and bring life-threatening storm surge across Pensacola Bay, with winds already sustaining speeds of 105 mph (165 kph).On Thursday, residents had already boarded up windows and stacked sandbags in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias, with thousands of National Guard soldiers deployed to offer aid.Young was a stud in college, winning the Heisman Trophy which helped him go No. 1 overall in the 2023 NFL DraftGettyYoung will be this week’s College GameDay guest picker, reuniting him with former Crimson Tide coach Saban (right)GettyWorkers place shutters on the windows of the Doc’s Seafood Shack restaurant as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane IsaiasGettyPeople fill sandbags that were provided by the city of Orange Beach as they prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Isaias in AlabamaGettyAlabama has said it remains in close communication with the National Weather Service, the SEC office, and Georgia as it monitors conditions heading into the weekend.This will be the second time College GameDay has had to move indoors this season due to inclement weather.The September 5 edition of the show was forced to seek shelter amid a lightning storm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ahead of the LSU-Clemson contest.ESPN cut to a studio show to fill time as the crew moved to a setup inside. GameDay then aired live from the student union auditorium on the LSU campus.Impressively, it took just 12 minutes for the crew to get back on air from their new location, and they returned outside soon after before LSU blewout Clemson, 51-10.