A fans’ guide for ESPN’s ‘GameDay’ show

ESPN’s“College GameDay” show will be broadcast live Saturday on the UM campus for the first time, at the school’s Lakeside Patio.

The three-hour show, which debuted in 1987 and has been broadcasting on location from college campuses all across the country since 1993, will serve as a prelude to the seventhranked Hurricanes’ nationally televised showdown against No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ABC at 8 p.m. and marks the Irish’s first visit to South Florida to play UM since 1989.

“College GameDay” will be broadcast live on ESPN from 9 a.m. to noon. The main stage will be set up on the north end of the patio, between the Donna E. Shalala Student Center and the Norman A. Whitten University Center Pool.

The event is free and open to the public. Fans may begin arriving to the “Pit” a rea in front of the stage on a first-comefirst-served basis at 5 a.m. The Pit opens at 6:30 a.m. In addition, there will be overflow viewing areas around Lake Osceola and the Rock Plaza. Attendees can park at the Merrick and Pavia Garages, which are best accessed off Stanford Drive. Both garages will open at 5 a.m.

Fans who attend the live broadcast should expect to follow the ESPN “Pit Rules.”

■ Fans entering the pit will be screened and wanded by security.

■ No bags, backpacks or purses permitted in the pit.

■ No offensive, vulgar, inappropriate or solicitation signage will be allowed (i.e., no political, religious, or .com, .org, .net signage).

■ No signs or flags on a stick/pole, etc.

■ No pens, pencils, markers or dry erase boards.

■ No food or drinks.

■ Throwing objects is prohibited.

This is the seventh time “College GameDay” has been to Miami for a Hurricanes game, but the show’s first visit to Coral Gables. UM has a 5-1 record in the previous six games. Overall, this is the 338th road show in“College GameDay” history, which has featured trips to 69 campuses and 81 locations.