Celebrity guest picker on ESPN College GameDay for Alabama vs. Georgia will be Zac Brown

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With "College GameDay" going to Atlanta for the 2021 Southeastern Conference championship game between Alabama and Georgia, ESPN chose Zac Brown Band lead singer Zac Brown as its celebrity guest picker.

"College GameDay" airs every Saturday morning during the college football season from 8-11 a.m. CT on ESPN and ESPNU.

Alabama has the second-most "College GameDay" appearances with 51 (Ohio State is No. 1 with 52). The Crimson Tide have hosted the ESPN show 16 times (Ohio State is No. 2 with 20).

Atlanta, GA - December 7, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Zac Brown on the set of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot during the 2019 SEC Championship Game.(Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
Atlanta, GA - December 7, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Zac Brown on the set of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot during the 2019 SEC Championship Game.(Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

"College GameDay" aired from Alabama vs. Georgia in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 17, 2020, where the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 41-24. Derrick Henry was the celebrity guest picker.

Who is the College GameDay celebrity guest picker for Alabama vs. Georgia? Zac Brown

Atlanta, GA - December 7, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Zac Brown, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit on the set of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot during the 2019 SEC Championship Game.(Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
Atlanta, GA - December 7, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Zac Brown, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit on the set of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot during the 2019 SEC Championship Game.(Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

ESPN announced Thursday Zac Brown Band lead singer Zac Brown would be the celebrity guest picker on "College GameDay" on Saturday, Dec. 4 ahead of the SEC Championship.

The Zac Brown Band will also perform live on the show.

Brown is a lifelong Georgia football fan and an Atlanta native. He was the celebrity guest picker for the 2019 Championship when Georgia played LSU.

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No. 2 Alabama and No. 1 Georgia are scheduled to face each other in the 2021 SEC Championship at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.

Daniella Medina is a digital producer for the USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter @danimedinanews.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Zac Brown announced as College GameDay celebrity guest picker