ESPN’s “College GameDay” is headed back to one of college football’s most recognizable settings in Week 10.
The show will broadcast from South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday, Nov. 7, with No. 6 Notre Dame hosting No.
1 Miami. The crew will be on Notre Dame’s campus from 9 a.m. to noon ET, and the matchup brings major College Football Playoff implications, especially for the Fighting Irish as they look for a signature win.
South Bend hasn’t hosted “GameDay” since 2024, when the show was there for Notre Dame’s CFP win over Indiana in the first round. Since then, Notre Dame has still drawn the spotlight twice, but both times came away from campus - at Miami and against BYU in Provo, Utah.
ESPN passed over several other high-profile games for the Week 10 spot, including Utah-BYU, Alabama-LSU and Ole Miss-Georgia.
The show will air live on ESPN, with streaming available through the ESPN app and Fubo.
Here’s the full “College GameDay” stop list so far this season:
Week 1: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (LSU vs. Clemson)
Week 2: Austin, Texas (Texas vs. Ohio State)
Week 3: Oxford, Mississippi (Ole Miss vs. LSU)
Week 4: Knoxville, Tennessee (Tennessee vs. Texas)
Week 5: Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa vs. Ohio State)
Week 6: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Alabama vs. Georgia)
Week 7: Provo, Utah (BYU vs. Notre Dame)
Week 8: Salt Lake City (Utah vs. Houston)
Week 9: Bloomington, Indiana (Indiana vs. Minnesota)
Week 10: South Bend, Indiana (Notre Dame vs. Miami)
Looking ahead to Week 11, the location is still up in the air, with several games in the mix: No. 19 Missouri at No.
2 Georgia; No. 4 Utah at No.
22 Arizona; No. 11 Texas at No.
15 LSU; and No. 17 USC at No.
3 Indiana.
Actor Jason Sudeikis, known for playing Ted Lasso, will serve as the guest picker for Week 10.
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