Overview
- ESPN confirmed GameDay will broadcast live from Pittsburgh’s North Shore outside Acrisure Stadium on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon ET.
- The visit marks the show’s first Saturday appearance in Pittsburgh in 20 years and the first Pitt-hosted Saturday show since 2005.
- Pitt enters on a five-game winning streak under freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel, while Notre Dame has won seven straight to reach the AP top 10.
- Pat McAfee highlighted the hometown angle for this week’s show, joining the regular GameDay cast that includes Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Nick Saban.
- Pitt will retire Aaron Donald’s No. 97 at halftime and honor the 50th anniversary of Tony Dorsett’s 303-yard game, as Arkadelphia backers voice disappointment that GameDay passed on the Battle of the Ravine.