Cal fans couldn’t contain their excitement for the first-ever visit to ESPN’s “College GameDay” ahead of the Golden Bears’ first home game, which broke through the gates around Memorial Glade on campus before the official opening.

A video shared on social media showed the chaos that ensued early Saturday morning.

Desmond Howard, left, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit live broadcast during ESPN Gameday near Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC (PROPOSE)

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“The Cal crowd waiting in line for College GameDay has breached the gates before the official opening,” wrote Avinash Kunnath of “Write For California” in a post on X.

‘Complete chaos in Berkley. There is not enough security to organize the crowd.”

Kunnath shared a second video showing a “second wave” of fans breaking through the fences, estimating the crowd would number in the “thousands” by midnight.

The student section of the California Golden Bears prior to a game between the UC Davis Aggies and the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Berkeley, California. (Thien-An Truong/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

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The bears will host Number 8 in Miami’s rankings in a rare trip for the Hurricanes. In their only previous visit to Berkeley in 1990, Miami won 52-24. They defeated Nebraska in the Rose Bowl to claim the 2001 national championship and are 2-1 in road games against San Diego State.

“This is a great opportunity,” Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza said. “Opportunities like this don’t come around often, especially with all the bells and whistles of ‘GameDay’ coming and Miami being a top-10 team in the country.”

California Golden Bears running back Jaydn Ott (1) is tackled by Auburn Tigers safety Sylvester Smith (19) during the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (John Reed-Imagn images)

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A win for Cal would mark the team’s first ACC win in their first home game in their new conference. Cal is also seeking its first win against a ranked team since beating No. 21 Oregon in 2020.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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