Cal followers couldn’t comprise their pleasure for the first-ever go to of ESPN’s “School GameDay” forward of the Golden Bears’ first residence ACC conflict, breaking by the gates round Memorial Glade on campus earlier than the official opening.
Video shared on social media confirmed the chaos that ensued early Saturday morning.
Desmond Howard, left, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit stay broadcast throughout ESPN Gameday close to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. (IMAGN)
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“The Cal crowd ready in line for School GameDay has damaged by the gates earlier than the official opening,” Avinash Kunnath of “Write For California” wrote in a publish on X.
“Full chaos in Berkeley. There may be not sufficient safety to prepare the group.”
Kunnath shared a second video exhibiting a “second wave” of followers breaking by the fences, estimating the group dimension to be within the “hundreds” at round midnight.
The California Golden Bears pupil part previous to a recreation between the UC Davis Aggies and the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2024, in Berkeley, California. (Thien-An Truong/ISI Images/Getty Photographs)
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The Bears will host No. 8-ranked Miami in a uncommon journey for the Hurricanes. Of their solely earlier go to to Berkeley in 1990, Miami received 52-24. They beat Nebraska within the Rose Bowl to say the 2001 nationwide championship and are 2-1 in street video games in opposition to San Diego State.
“That is a tremendous alternative,” Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza stated. “Alternatives like this don’t come typically, particularly with all of the bells and whistles of ‘GameDay’ coming and Miami being a top-10 staff within the nation.”
California Golden Bears operating again Jaydn Ott (1) is tackled by Auburn Tigers security Sylvester Smith (19) through the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (John Reed-Imagn Photographs)
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A win for Cal would mark the staff’s first ACC win of their first residence recreation of their new convention. Cal additionally seeks its first win in opposition to a ranked staff since beating No. 21 Oregon in 2020.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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