Marshawn Lynch puts GameDay analyst in a headlock, Saban trolls RB in Super Bowl picks

Face off against Marshawn Lynch and feel his wrath.

The former Cal running back attended ESPN's “College GameDay” on Saturday as a celebrity picker from Berkeley and made his presence known early.

With Lee Corso missing from the show, the former Seattle Seahawks running back put Kirk Herbstreit in a headlock for disagreeing with him during the segment.

Lynch may have been aiming for Herbstreit's neck, but Nick Saban was aiming for Lynch's heart, setting up the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLIX loss to the Patriots after the Seahawks decided to trail by 28 with 26 seconds left: Throwing 24 from the 1-yard line.

Lynch recently shared during the Club Shay Shay podcast that he was as stunned as anyone about that Super Bowl call.

“To be honest, I looked at nine of the other guys and they looked at me and said, 'What the hell just happened?'” Lynch said, recalling that Wilson criticized the coaches' decision to throw the ball from the 1-1. Pass yard line had passed with a deficit of 28-24 with 26 seconds left. “Man, the look on all my teammates’ faces in the huddle, it spoke volumes. … When it started, (I thought), 'How the (F-word) did he just shout?' You just hear all the cheering from the other sideline.”

Here's the boys' selection:

Stanford Va. Tech

• Howard: Va. Tech
• Saban: Va. Tech
• Lynch: Va. Tech
• McAfee: Va. Tech
• Herbstreit: Stanford

SMU Louisville

• Howard: Louisville
• Saban: Louisville
• Lynch: Louisville
• McAfee: Louisville
• Herbstreit: SMU

Naval Air Force

• Howard: Air Force
• Saban: Navy
• Lynch: Air Force
• McAfee: Navy
• Herbstreit: Navy

Boston College-Virginia

• Howard: B.C
• Saban: B.C
• Lynch: B.C
• McAfee: B.C
• Herbstreit: Virginia

Texas Tech-Arizona

• Howard: Arizona
• Saban: Arizona
• Lynch: Texas Tech
• McAfee: Arizona
• Herbstreit: Arizona

Michigan-Washington

• Howard: Michigan
• Saban: Michigan
• Lynch: Michigan
• McAfee: Michigan
• Herbstreit: Michigan

Rutgers-Nebraska

• Howard: Rutgers
• Saban: Rutgers
• Lynch: Nebraska
• McAfee: Rutgers
• Herbstreit: Nebraska

Iowa State-Ohio

• Howard: Ohio State
• Saban: Ohio State
• Lynch: Ohio State
• McAfee: Ohio State
• Herbstreit: Ohio State

UCF Florida

• Howard: UCF
• Saban: Florida
• Lynch: Florida
• McAfee: UCF
• Herbstreit: Florida

Ole Miss-South Carolina

• Howard: Ole Miss
• Saban: South Carolina
• Lynch: South Carolina
• McAfee: Ole Miss
• Herbstreit: South Carolina

Texas A&M-Missouri

• Howard: Missouri
• Saban: Texas A&M
• Lynch: Texas A&M
• McAfee: Missouri
• Herbstreit: Missouri

Cal Miami

• Howard: Miami
• Saban: Miami
• Lynch: Cal
• McAfee: Cal
• Herbstreit: Miami

Mark Heim is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard daily from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile app.