Details on ESPN's College Gameday visit surface
In an e-mail to MU News Bureau staff Monday, MU spokeswoman Mary Jo Banken released details on ESPN’s College GameDay’s visit to MU this week. Banken said the information was drawn from a meeting with the Athletics Department.
ESPN cameras will be placed on the north side of Eighth Street Circle to allow the cameras to face Francis Quadrangle, The Columns and Jesse Hall. Vehicles will be parked alongside Eighth Street, Banken said in the e-mail.
Staff members for ESPN’s College GameDay will arrive Wednesday and build the set Thursday. They will be housed in offices provided by the School of Journalism. On-site preparations begin 4 a.m. Saturday.
Additional filming by ESPN’s crew will take place Thursday. Possible locations include Memorial Union, the MU Student Center and the Student Recreation Complex.
Banken said university administration and Athletics Department officials expect that students will camp out on the Quad early Saturday morning, but MU hopes they won’t begin to arrive until 2 a.m. The first 200 to 300 students in line will be placed behind the ESPN desk. Remaining students will still be allowed on the rest of the Quad.