The favored ESPN Faculty GameDay will broadcast from the campus of the Cal Golden Bears in Berkeley, Calif., subsequent Saturday, the present introduced on Saturday evening. This would be the touring pregame present’s first-ever look in Berkeley, per the NCAA.
The three-1 Golden Bears are scheduled to host the undefeated Miami Hurricanes on the night of Oct. 5 in historic California Memorial Stadium. In one other first, the matchup marks Cal’s inaugural dwelling Atlantic Coast Convention sport.
The competition between the Hurricanes and Golden Bears is an intriguing one, that includes alluring storylines certain to garner curiosity from school soccer followers.
Miami is coming off a dramatic, controversial Week 5 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies wherein the Hurricanes snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when a last-second Hail Mary move by the Hokies, dominated a game-winning landing on the sector, was reversed by a distant video replay crew.
Cal, which boasts a signature win this season over the Auburn Tigers, has one of many nation’s stingiest defenses. In 4 video games, the Golden Bears have held opponents to a complete of 51 factors, yielding a median of solely 12.75 factors per contest.Â
Miami’s quarterback, Cam Ward, is an early main Heisman candidate. He has accomplished over 70 p.c of his passes this season, throwing for 1,782 yards and 18 touchdowns with solely 4 interceptions. The nimble signal-caller has additionally rushed for 146 yards and two extra touchdowns.
Not like the GameDay crew, Ward is acquainted with Berkeley. Within the offseason, Ward transferred from Washington State to Miami, and final yr, Cal hosted Ward and Wazzu. The Golden Bears received that sport in a 42-39 shootout wherein Ward threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns.
Cal will look to drag off an upset in opposition to a top-10 foe within the Hurricanes.
