Timothée Chalamet appeared on ESPN's “College Gameday” on Saturday without a second thought and no problem.
Some may be curious as to why Chalamet, a New York-born actor with seemingly no connection to Power 5 football, was chosen to be a guest picker for a college football program in Atlanta ahead of the SEC title game. there was.
Now, the “Completely Unknown” star has shown that he has talent as a sports commentator.
And not only that, but he seemed to have made a well-researched choice ahead of an important conference championship game.
He particularly stood out in the SWAC (Jackson State) and MAC (Ohio State) selections.
“Jackson State, eight straight wins, 11 all-conference players — this will be an easy win for them,” Chalamet said confidently, earning plenty of shoulder pats from show regulars Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit. gained the affection of .
Instead of picking the favorite in the Miami-Ohio State MAC title game, Chalamet had a reason to pick the upset.
“The RedHawks' defense looks good, but I'm keeping an eye on fourth-year quarterback Parker Navarro, who has a 65 percent completion percentage. If he can spring into action, he'll lead the Bobcats. I'd tip this as a preference. I'm going to lose to the Bobcats here, I'm going to lose to the Bobcats.”
This bold choice earned McAfee a strong handshake.
And as it turns out, Chalamet seriously thought about SEC Championship contenders and ultimately chose the Texas Longhorns over the Georgia Bulldogs. Attendance.
College football social media was primarily impressed with the actor's preparation for the sport.
“You are all fools to doubt Timothée Chalamet's knowledge of the ball. He drank the water of life.” Podcaster Ross Bolen wrote on X.
“Timothée Chalamet, I must apologize. I didn't know much about your game,” College Sports Only wrote. In reference to Shaquille O'Neal's widely shared meme.
“It was so crazy to me that Timothée Chalamet is a real college football fan, a real SMU fan, and knowing about all these teams. I thought he was just invited because he was famous, but he… He was definitely a great guest picker on College Game Day.” Written by Chris Vernon of The Ringer.
Fox NFL writer and NFL Network personality Peter Schrager didn't mince words.
“Timothée Chalamet prepared, researched, and referenced The Pony Express. Perhaps the best College Game Day guest picker ever. New York guy. Respect,” he wrote.
In a season that featured many big names, including actor Keegan-Michael Key, Pirates star Paul Skeens, gymnast Olivia “Libby” Dunn and swimmer Michael Phelps, Chalamet was the most He might have stood out as the best prepared player.
