No Trevor Lawrence doesn’t mean no national interest when Notre Dame welcomes Clemson to South Bend. In fact, ESPN has decided to give the game the highest honor it can bestow. That’s right. College GameDay will broadcast from South Bend ahead of kickoff.
SOUTH BEND … SEE YOU NEXT WEEK FOR A TOP-5 SHOWDOWN 🤩 @ClemsonFB | @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/SPeznDAI3h
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 1, 2020
During ESPN’s coverage, it showed a graphic that put this contest at the top of a list of games this season that have College Football Playoff implications. The Tigers might be able to afford to drop this game and still sneak into the bracket, but this is it for the Irish. If they can’t win this, it likely will take a miracle for them to get back into consideration for the playoff. So with or without Lawrence, ESPN decided it simply couldn’t ignore this game.
The hype building up to this game will be unreal, and it only makes sense that this be the culmination of it all. NBC might be covering the actual game, but ESPN just gave itself a nice piece of the ratings pie. And whether the Irish win or lose, the national spotlight will be a lot of fun.