Actor Timothée Chalamet strayed from his indie roots and artsy persona to step into the world of college football on Saturday when he appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” as a guest football analyst, picking his winners for the highly anticipated conference championship games.
The 28-year-old, who is set to star in the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” opening Christmas Day, predicted Texas would overcome the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC championship. The game is the biggest of the night.
“This is a Longhorns victory,” the French actor said alongside “GameDay” host Rece Davis, former NFL kicker Pat McAfee and former Alabama head coach Nick Saban.
During the popular pregame show, Chalamet predicted Oregon would take down Penn State in the Big Ten championship.
Chalamet, whose covers of “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Girl From the North Country” were released on Friday, didn’t stop there while attempting to show off his sports acumen to a nationwide audience.
When it came to the Big 12 championship, he picked the red-hot Sun Devils of Arizona State to bring home the trophy against Iowa State.
“I’m pulling for Arizona State today,” he said during the telecast.
In the Sun Belt Conference, Chalamet chose Louisiana over Marshall.
“Billy Napier’s legend remains, the defense is strong,” he joked, referring to how the current Florida Gators head coach once held the same position at Louisiana.
And in a twist, the actor predicted favorite Miami of Ohio would lose to in-state rival Ohio University in the MAC championship.
“These teams are 2-2 in their last four matchups. I’m going underdog, Bobcats,” he said.
Demonstrating his versatility as a sports guru, Chalamet chose Southern Methodist University to defeat Clemson.
“It smells like the 1980s, folks,” he said.
In the SWAC championship, Chalamet picked Jackson State University over Southern.
“I’m going with Jackson State,” he said on the broadcast. “This should be an easy win for them.”
Bob Dylan praised both the film and Chalamet, who plays the famed singer-songwriter in the movie, earlier this week in a post on X.
“There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!),” Dylan wrote.
