cal's fan Ahead of the Golden Bears' first home ACC game, he couldn't contain his excitement about visiting ESPN's “College GameDay” for the first time, so he burst through the gates around Memorial Glade on campus before the official opening day.
Videos shared on social media showed the chaos that occurred early Saturday morning.
Desmond Howard (left), Reece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit live during ESPN Gameday near Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina (Imagination)
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“California spectators waiting in line for College Game Day burst through the gates before the official opening,” Avinash Kunath of Write For California wrote in a post on X.
“Complete confusion At Berkeley. There is not enough security to organize the crowd. ”
Kunas shared a second video showing a “second wave” of fans breaking through the fence, estimating the crowd size to be in the “thousands” by around midnight.
The California Golden Bears student section before the California Golden Bears game at California Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Berkeley, California. (Tien-Anh Truong/ISI Photo/Getty Images)
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Hosted by the Bears Miami ranked 8th It was an unusual outing for the Hurricanes. In their only visit to Berkeley in 1990, Miami won 52-24. They won the 2001 national championship by defeating Nebraska in the Rose Bowl and went 2-1 in road games against San Diego State.
“This is a great opportunity,” California quarterback Fernando Mendoza said. “Opportunities like this don't come around very often, especially with the various GameDay events coming up and Miami being a top 10 team in the nation.”
California Golden Bears running back Jadon Ott (1) is tackled by Auburn Tigers safety Sylvester Smith (19) during the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (John Reid Imagine Images)
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If Cal wins, it will be the team's first ACC win in its first home game in its new conference. Cal is also looking for its first win against a ranked team since beating No. 21 Oregon in 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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