Cal fans couldn’t contain their excitement for the first-ever visit of ESPN’s “College GameDay” before the Golden Bears’ first home game at ACC Stadium, as they stormed the gates surrounding Memorial Glade on campus before the official opener.
A video circulated on social media showed the chaos that ensued early Saturday morning.
Desmond Howard, left, Reece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit broadcast live during ESPN Gameday near Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina (IMAGN)
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“The Cal crowd waiting in line for College GameDay broke through the gates before the official opening,” Avinash Kunath of Write for California wrote in a post on X.
“Total chaos in Berkeley. There’s not enough security to regulate the crowd.”
Kunath shared a second video showing a “second wave” of fans breaching the fences, with the crowd estimated to be in the “thousands” around midnight.
California Golden Bears students divide before the game between the UC Davis Aggies and California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2024, in Berkeley, California. (Thien Anh Truong/ISI Images/Getty Images)
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The Bears will host No. 8 seed Miami in a rare trip for the Hurricanes. In their only previous visit to Berkeley in 1990, Miami won 52-24. They beat Nebraska in the Rose Bowl to capture the 2001 national championship and are tied 2-1 in road games against San Diego State.
“It’s a great opportunity,” Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza said. “Opportunities like this don’t come along often, especially with all the bells and whistles of GameDay coming up and Miami being a top-10 team in the country.”
California Golden Bears running back Jayden Ott (1) is tackled by Auburn Tigers safety Sylvester Smith (19) during the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (Photos by John Reid-Imagine)
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A Cal win would mark the team’s first ACC win in their first home game in their new conference. Cal is also seeking its first win over a ranked team since beating No. 21 Oregon in 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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