College GameDay Information

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Thursday, Sept. 12
1:00 PM	College GameDay Built by the Home Depot bus arrives off University Ave. near the entrance to Reiman Gardens (south of the stadium). Join members of the spirit squad, Cy and the marching band to welcome the Home Depot bus once it arrives at the stadium ESPN will film several SportCenter live hits throughout the morning and afternoon
Friday, Sept. 13
11:00 AM	Corn Hole Challenge The Home Depot has partnered with Coca-Cola to provide the winner with a customized College GameDay corn hole board. Coca-Cola Brand ambassadors will be onsite with in the ESPN GameDay Tailgate area and provide product samples. Pizza Hut Stop by the 'House of Pi' for full-slice pizza sampling, prize wheel and various other premium items.
2:00 PM B	*"College Football LIVE"* Show Begins The 30-minute show features ESPN personalities Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Gene Wojciechowski, with Maria Taylor hosting. It will be located on the grass near the show’s set or on the demo field. Corn hole games and sponsor activation elements will operate from 11 to 3 PM. There will be a few live “hits” from the site on ESPN throughout the day.
Saturday, Sept. 14
5:00 AM	All parking lots will open Once parking around the stadium is filled, fans are encouraged to seek parking on campus.
5:30 AM	Entry to both the "pit" and the areas surrounding the stage open. ESPN SportCenter "live hits"
7:30 AM	*"Countdown to GameDay"* with Maria Taylor, David Pollack & Jason Fitz LIVE Twitter show. ESPN SportCenter "live hits"
8:00 AM	College GameDay LIVE broadcast begins
11:00 AM	LIVE broadcast concludes
12:30 PM	Spirit Walk S. 4th Street with entrance at the north end of the Bergstrom facility
1:00 PM B	Stadium gates open for students (gate 2 only) and access to suites begins Be sure to download your ticket prior to your arrival at the stadium. If you are unable to login contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 515-294-1816, or email by Friday at 5 PM. The ticket office cannot guarantee resolution prior to student gates opening at 1 PM on Saturday to any issues that arise after 5 PM on Friday. +Account Login \| +Managing Instructions
1:30 PM	Stadium gates open for general public
3:00 PM	Kickoff

Pit – A limited number of fans will be allowed in the pit located behind the stage. ESPN staff will manage entry (administering security measures, making certain signs are appropriate, etc.). No food or drink (or any kind) is allowed. The pit opens at 5:30 AM. Fans will not be allowed to camp out on the grounds in advance of entry into the show’s footprint. No one will be allowed to que until 3:30 AM. Saturday. Security will have a presence in the area to help monitor activities. There will be plenty of room around the pit for students, families and kids to enjoy the show without having access to the pit.

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G3 Parking Guidelines:
Fans wanting to park RVs in the Vet Med lot for the game will line up Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 5:30 PM in lots G4 & G5. Vehicles staged in this lot will move across S. 16th Street up to Vet Med starting at 5:30 PM.
Fans wanting to park in lots G3 for the game will line up in parking lot G4 beginning at 6:30 PM (until midnight). Vehicles staged in this lot will move across S. 16th Street to lots G3 prior to the public lots opening on Saturday.

Please note the following:

Each vehicle must have a valid driver with it at all times or the vehicle is subject to being towed. If the driver is not ready or prepared to move the vehicle when G3 opens, the vehicle will lose its place in line and be held to the end of the staging queue
No sleeping outside of the vehicles
No tent like structures or other obstructions can be set up anywhere in the lot
No glass bottles allowed in the lot
All vehicles are to be moved when the lot is cleared
Any vehicles left in the staging area after the lot is cleared will be towed
No fires or cooking outside vehicle while in line
No alcohol or tailgating allowed
This area is being used for a staging area at this time and is not currently a tailgating area
Tailgating is not allowed until the lots officially open
Lot G3 will be filled first and all vehicles will be force parked

ESPN College Gameday Participant Notice:

No food or drinks
No vulgar or inappropriate signage
No offensive language
No solicitation
No bags, backpacks or purses
No pens, pencils, markers or dry erase boards
Throwing of objects prohibited

PLEASE NOTE: BE ADVISED THAT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR AUDIO-VIDEO FILMING WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY (THE “EVENT”) FILMED ON LOCATION AT JACK TRICE STADIUM. PEOPLE ENTERING MAY APPEAR IN SUCH IMAGES. BY ENTERING, YOU GRANT ESPN THE RIGHT TO PHOTOTGRAPH YOU AND TO USE YOUR LIKENESS, WITHOUT COMPENSATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE EVENT IN ALL MEANS AND MEDIA, AND YOU RELEASE ESPN AND ITS LICENSEES FROM ALL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT ESPN WILL PROCEED IN RELIANCE UPON SUCH GRANT AND RELEASE. ESPN DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY TO YOUR PERSON OR DAMAGE OR LOSS TO YOUR PROPERTY.

PROPER BEHAVIOR REQUIRED: BY ENTERING THE AREA YOU AGREE TO BEHAVE WITH RESPECT FOR YOUR FELLOW FANS AND FOR A FAMILY-FRIENDLY TELEVISION AUDIENCE. IN THIS REGARD, YOU SHALL NOT DISPLAY ANY INAPPROPRIATE, RUDE, VULGAR OR OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE SIGNAGE. FURTHER, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE ANY MOTIONS OR VERBALIZE ANY WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE STANDARDS MAY RESULT IN THE CONFISCATION OF SUCH SIGNS AND/OR YOUR REMOVAL FROM THE AREA. ESPN’S DETERMINATION ON EACH OF THE FOREGOING MATTERS IS FINAL.

Fans are encouraged to act responsibly, arrive early and demonstrate patience (expecting delays) and enjoy one of the biggest events in Iowa State football history.

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