PULLMAN, Wash. — The Ol’ Crimson flag, just over one year after making its 200th consecutive appearance on College GameDay, will finally make a trip with the broadcast to Washington State in Week 8 of the season for the Cougars' match against the University of Oregon.
The Ducks' 30-27 overtime win against Washington and Auburn's loss to Tennessee confirmed rumors about College Gameday going to Pullman. Just in time for Ol' Crimson's 15-year anniversary on the show.
The No. 12 Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) are tied with the 25th-ranked Cougars (5-1, 2-1) in the Pac-12 North standings. The Cougars are undefeated (3-0) this season at home.
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The Cougs have long advocated for College Gameday to visit the Palouse – for more than 200 weeks now, a Washington State fan has made sure WSU’s Ol’ Crimson flag appears behind the show’s set. Now, for the first time ever, Ol’ Crimson will finally come home.
Chris Fallica, also known as “Bear” on GameDay, tweeted a very subtle hint that Oregon’s win would mean the show would come to Washington. Then College GameDay's Kirk Herbsteit tweeted the good news.
Tom Pounds began the tradition when he waved the flag in Austin, Texas 14 years ago. Pounds graduated from WSU in 1981, and his love for his alma-mater inspired him to spend hours handcrafting the flag then drive 700 miles from Albuquerque to Austin to wave it on College GameDay in 2003.
WSU athletics Director Pat Chun tweeted about the anticipated event Sunday morning.
Jared Cowley of KGW contributed to this article.
