Serving celebrity guests at 1856–Auburn University student’s account of being tableside, courtside with ESPN College GameDay crew

Published: March 17, 2023

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Just hours before Britt Ware donned her cheerleading uniform for the Feb. 11 Auburn basketball game against Alabama, the hospitality management major served dinner to the hosts of ESPN’s “College GameDay” at 1856 in the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center.

The senior from Birmingham, Alabama, was preparing to be a server for her first rotation in a food and beverage course, when she learned that the notable broadcast crew booked a last-minute reservation at the upscale teaching restaurant at Auburn University.

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Submitted by: Kim Hendrix

Auburn cheerleader Britt Ware with ESPN analysts, from left to right, Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and LaPhonso Ellis.