ESPN College GameDay Going to Chicago For Notre Dame – Wisconsin
College football's marquee pregame show will broadcast live from Chicago next weekend for the showdown between the Badgers and Irish
Notre Dame did its part to make next weekend’s showdown with Wisconsin as big as it could be by staying undefeated Saturday afternoon with a 27-13 victory over Purdue. The Badgers were off, seemingly needing an extra week to prepare for Notre Dame after a tussle with Eastern Michigan last weekend, but still have a 1-1 record after their week one pillow fight with Penn State started their season off with a loss.
Even with the Badgers just 1-1 on the season and Notre Dame underwhelming through three weeks, ESPN picked the Irish and Badgers for GameDay. Based on today’s rankings, though, the only other game slatted for between ranked teams is Texas A&M and Arkansas so there wasn’t a ton of competition.
Notre Dame was on GameDay twice in 2020 – the regular-season win over Clemson at Notre Dame Stadium and the ACC Championship game loss to that same Clemson team. Overall, Notre Dame has been on ESPN College GameDay 32 times with a record of 14-18.
The last time that Notre Dame won a GameDay game away from Notre Dame Stadium was in 2015 when the Irish beat Temple in Lincoln Financial Field. Like that game, this contest will be in an NFL Stadium this time being Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Bears.
GameDay will take us all right into kickoff for a change with the Badgers and Irish set for Fox’s Big Noon kickoff.
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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