ESPN College GameDay Will Be On Northrop Mall In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time ever, ESPN College GameDay is headed to Minneapolis, specifically Dinkytown. The popular live college football pregame show will be on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus to preview the No. 10 Minnesota Gophers (10-1) as they host the No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers (9-2). The Gophers and Badgers will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on ABC at TCF Bank Stadium.

The winner of the Saturday, Nov. 30 game will clinch the Big Ten West Division and go on to play Ohio State — who represents the East Division — in the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis.

The Minnesota-Wisconsin series is the longest rivalry in the league. The series is tied at 60-60-8. Last year, the Gophers beat the Badgers 37-15 and took home Paul Bunyan's Axe for the first time since 2003.

ESPN College GameDay will start live in Minneapolis at 8 a.m. central on Nov. 30 and go until 11 a.m. The GameDay will set will be on Northrop Mall.

The ESPN College GameDay will open gates at 5 a.m. Gopher Gameday parking lots at TCF Bank Stadium will open at 6 a.m.

With a win over Wisconsin, Minnesota could be heading to the Rose Bowl, if not the College Football Playoff. It's safe to say this will be one of the most important football games played in Minnesota in decades.

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