Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk did something on Saturday that no other NHL player had ever done before.
During Saturday’s broadcast of “College Gameday” on ESPN, which was being held on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Tkachuk was asked to be the show’s weekly guest picker.
Turns out, Tkachuk was the first NHL player ever asked to be a guest picker on "College Gameday" and did not take it lightly.
While his life has been inundated with hockey, and for good reason, Tkachuk said he has remained a big fan of college football since his younger days.
He also said that he took his role as guest picker seriously, admitting that he did homework for the first time since he was in the ninth grade while preparing for the show.
Ultimately, Tkachuk made nine college football picks on the show.
Let’s see how he did.
(This story will be updated as the games go final)
Tkachuk: Syracuse over Clemson
Outcome: Syracuse wins 34-21
Tkachuk: No. 23 Missouri over South Carolina
Outcome: Missouri wins 29-20
Tkachuk: No. 7 Florida State over Kent State
Outcome: Florida State wins 66-10
Tkachuk: No. 11 Oklahoma over No. 22 Auburn
Outcome: Oklahoma wins 24-17
Tkachuk: TCU over SMU
Outcome: TCU wins 35-24
Tkachuk: No. 9 Illinois over No. 19 Indiana
Outcome: Indiana wins 63-10
Tkachuk: No. 16 Utah over No. 17 Texas Tech
Outcome: Texas Tech wins 34-10
Tkachuk: Michigan over Nebraska
Outcome: Michigan wins 30-27
Tkachuk: Miami over Florida
Outcome: Miami wins 26-7
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