Here are some of the best signs as 'College GameDay' visits Soldier Field for Badgers vs. Fighting Irish
With the University of Wisconsin football team taking on Notre Dame for the first time in 57 years, Saturday's game at Soldier Field in Chicago was the center of the college football world with ESPN's "College GameDay" and Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" both broadcasting from outside the stadium.Â
Take a look at some of the best fan signs from the ESPN set as the 18th-ranked Badgers battle the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish:
Food for thought
Who doesn’t love cheese curds… pic.twitter.com/VXfBoqwG39
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 25, 2021
Juuuust a bit outside
He really went there 😆 pic.twitter.com/Gf2yqejKMN
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 25, 2021
Hitting too close to home
Leave Sister Jean out of this! pic.twitter.com/4v1GeLi4zw
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 25, 2021
Well, it's not wrong
😬 this is technically true pic.twitter.com/5iNydN7TCD
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 25, 2021
Tale of two teams
🤷 pic.twitter.com/yX4wV5gHAf
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 25, 2021
Computer whiz
Brian Kelly has never heard of anything but Internet Explorer#CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/8wyWlPa96p
— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) September 25, 2021
First things first
THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT#CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/zroQGWXRLj
— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) September 25, 2021
You've made your point
You a Coan head or a cheesehead? #CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/FEsZsMNlzY
— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) September 25, 2021
Could be worse
These Notre Dame fans are ruthless #CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/x6UDoykCBr
— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) September 25, 2021
Takes money to make money
Jack Coan pays for NIL deals?👀#CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/6sepbp5ygN
— Sideline CFB (@SidelineCFB) September 25, 2021
Wisconsin's Bucky Badger and Notre Dame's Leprechaun almost 'fought' at ESPN's College GameDay, plus other pregame scenes from Chicago.
The former Badgers player was injured when he was sacked by UW linebacker Nick Herbig.
UW turned the ball over five times, allowed a kick return touchdown and couldn’t produce enough offense to give itself a chance.
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Chris Tyree took the ball 96 yards for a touchdown that produced a 17-13 Irish advantage after Notre Dame changed return strategies.
The six-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Tigers have lost two games in September for the first time since 2014, the last time they failed to win the league and go to the College Football Playoff.
Hassan Haskins ran for touchdowns the first two times the Wolverines had the ball to help them take a 17-point lead, but undefeated Michigan had to hold on to beat Rutgers 20-13 on Saturday.
Analysis of UW's use of motion, linebackers in pass coverage and a poor effort by a Badger star not named Graham Mertz.Â
For the first time this season, the University of Wisconsin football team isn’t ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
UW's junior ILB said he still doesn't feel 100% after contracting the virus, but he's going to play his hardest as long as he's on the field.Â
A month into the season, 12 teams that were ranked in the preseason are unranked, including two preseason top 10s, and a total of 38 teams have spent at least one week in The Associated Press Top 25.
Mistakes fielding punts and on kickoff coverage cost the Badgers dearly against Notre Dame.Â
A change in plans emerged two weeks after athletic director Chris McIntosh said his former position in the University of Wisconsin athletic department will go unfilled for now.
