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?? Twin Cities pic.twitter.com/cprQXOkHnQ — Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) November 24, 2019

Both teams are tied in overall record against each other, with a 60-60-8 tally.

The show will air from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on ESPN and feature a celebrity guest picker with ties to the area and personality Lee Corso donning either a Goldy or Bucky mascot head for which team he picks to win.

KSTP Sports Director Joe Schmit said Tuesday morning the College GameDay set will be at Northrop Mall, in the heart of the U of M's campus.

It hasn’t been announced yet but ESPN GameDay set will be at Northrop. Bundle up-it could be ugly out there. — Joe Schmit (@JoeSchmitKSTP) November 26, 2019

This will be the first time Minnesota has hosted College GameDay.

Viewers can tune into 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Saturday prior to the game for KSTP Sports' Gopher Game Time pregame show, starting at 10:30 a.m. The show will feature some of P.J. Fleck's beginnings, including a trip to his high school which is outside of Chicago, what Adam Weber thinks of Tanner Morgan breaking his single-season touchdown passes record, and more.

According to the Gophers Sports website, there is low-ticket availability for Saturday's matchup.

The University of Minnesota's bookstore is already selling GameDay apparel.

Students on campus Monday said they were planning to be in the crowd that gathers for the live broadcast Saturday.

"Definitely," freshman Ajoke Alowonle said. "Yeah, that's a big deal ESPN. I didn't know, that's really cool."

A spokesperson for ESPN's College GameDay said representatives were on campus Monday scouting a location to hold the live broadcasts and an announcement was forthcoming. Live reports from the set created on campus will begin Friday. And, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, setup for the television production will begin Wednesday.