FARGO, N.D. – ESPN's College GameDay Built By The Home Depot will return to downtown Fargo for Week 3 and the home opener of three-time NCAA national champion North Dakota State, the network announced Saturday.
 
The show airs live on ESPN from 8 to 11 a.m. CT each Saturday during the college football season starring Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Samantha Ponder.
 
NDSU, which leads the nation with an FCS-record 26-game winning streak, beat Iowa State 34-14 in the season opener for its fifth straight victory over an FBS opponent.  The Bison are coming off a 24-7 win at Weber State.
 
NDSU attracted College GameDay for the Week 4 home game with Delaware State in 2013 after beating defending Big 12 champion Kansas State 24-21 in the season opener.  ESPN's set was downtown at the corner of Broadway and Third Avenue North in front of the Fargo Theatre marquee.
 
North Dakota State is one of four non-FBS schools to host College GameDay since 1993 and the first to do it twice.  NDSU and Air Force are the only schools outside of the "Power 5" conferences and Notre Dame to host the show more than once.
 
NDSU's opponent for the home opener is University of the Incarnate Word, a first-year member of the Southland Conference.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on the NBC North Dakota network and ESPN3.

Saturday Shuttles

Transportation to the downtown broadcast location for ESPN College GameDay will be available from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. with pickup and return service at two locations.

• South end of R parking lot at 15th Avenue North and Albrecht Boulevard on the NDSU campus.
• East side of T parking lot between 11th and 12th Avenue North.

Fans wishing to only attend the downtown ESPN College GameDay set are encouraged to use the Lot T shuttles.

Road Closures
All road closures will remain in effect until after the ESPN event on Saturday, September 13:

Wednesday

In preparation for road closures, no parking signs will be posted on the following streets starting Wednesday evening:

• Broadway between 2nd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.
• 3rd Ave. N. between Broadway and 4th St. N.
• 5th St. N. between 3rd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.

Thursday

• Broadway will be closed to traffic between 2nd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.
• 3rd Ave. N. will be closed to traffic between Broadway and 5th St N.
• 5th St. N. will be closed to through traffic between 3rd Ave. N. and 4th Ave N.
• No parking signs will be posted which will prohibit parking for Thursday evening on 2nd Ave. N. between Broadway and 5th St. N.

Friday

• 2nd Ave. N. will be closed from the west side of Broadway to 5th St. N.
• No parking signs will be posted which will prohibit parking on Friday evening on 4th Ave. N. between Roberts St. N. and 5th St. N. and on Broadway from 4th Ave. N. to the rail road tracks (5th Ave. N.).

Saturday

• 4th Ave. N. will be closed from Roberts St. N. to 5th St. N., and Broadway will be closed in the 400 Block (4th Ave. N. to the railroad tracks). These roads will remain closed until the conclusion of the Saturday event.

Police encourage motorists to plan ahead, take alternate routes, pay attention to posted signage and consider taking alternative means of transportation near these areas.

Downtown parking is available. Learn more at www.FargoParking.com.