ESPN College GameDay Coming to South Bend for Notre Dame – Ohio State
It’s official. ESPN College GameDay is coming to Notre Dame next weekend for the top-10 showdown between Notre Dame and Ohio State. It will mark the 35th time that Notre Dame has appeared on College GameDay since being the host for the very first on-campus show back in 1993 for the “Game of Century” between #1 Florida State an #2 Notre Dame.
With both Notre Dame and Ohio State winning today, the matchup is guaranteed to featured two top-10 teams for the second year in a row. ESPN was on hand for last year’s showdown in Columbus as well – a 21-10 Notre Dame loss at the hands of the 2nd ranked Buckeyes in the first regular season game of the Marcus Freeman era.
While Notre Dame has been on GameDay 35 times now, this will be just the 10th time that ESPN has come to Notre Dame’s campus. The most recent came in 2020 when Notre Dame beat #1 ranked Clemson in overtime and the time before that was Notre Dame’s 2018 victory over Michigan. Notre Dame’s won its last three games featured on the show dating back to the 2012 thriller over Stanford. The last time ESPN was in town and the Irish lost was 2005 for the Bush Push.
There was already bound to be a lot of hype for this one this week, but ESPN coming to town only adds to it – especially with the slate of games on Saturday. #3 Florida State travels to Clemson. #18 Colorado travels to #13 Oregon. #17 Ole Miss takes on #10 Alabama. And #25 Iowa takes on #7 Penn State.
Notre Dame and Ohio State will close down the night next week though, and they’ll do so with the entire ESPN crew in town.
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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