ESPN's College GameDay headed to South Bend for Miami-Notre Dame

ESPN’s College GameDay will be headed to South Bend for Miami at Notre Dame in Week 10 of the college football season, announced on ABC Saturday. No. 5 Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on Saturday with a 35-13 win over Navy. At the time of the announcement, No. 1 Miami (7-0) did not kick off yet. They’re set for a road date with North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET in Chapel Hill. Miami and Notre Dame is a rematch of a pivotal game in 2025 that determined what was the last College Football Playoff at-large bid, given to the Hurricanes due to a head to head win. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage While Miami-Notre Dame has been one of the most anticipated games on the schedule, head coach Mario Cristobal warned against overlooking UNC going into Saturday night’s contest. “They’re a very well-coached team and a great football team,” he said on The Mario Cristobal Show. “They’re big, physical and strong, with a lot of length. They have great block destruction and are great at finishing blocks. They get downhill in the running game. Their receivers can run right by you. They have very explosive players. Their tight end is one of the best in the entire country. I believe he’s top five or top 10 in every category. “The defensive line is massive—really big and really explosive. They have two-gappers and also four-down fronts. Their linebackers are big runners and hitters. At safety and corner, they have range. They have guys who can play zone, guys who can play man, guys who can break on the ball and get you on the ground. They do a great job on the perimeter destroying the screen game as well. They’re great at block destruction out there. They’re just a very talented and very physical football team.” Like Miami, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman didn’t want to overlook Navy, which ended up giving the Fighting Irish problems early on Saturday. Freeman went into the game highly respecting the long-standing rivalry. “Yeah, I think the history of it, the why, you know, it goes way back with the war and the agreement between presidents,” Freeman said of Navy. “You know, it’s something special. Just you think of Notre Dame and Navy. It’s a a special game, and it’s always a challenging game when you you talk about schematically what they do. But you got a lot of respect for their program, the history of their school, what they do, what they stand for, and it means a lot to both programs.”