​ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to Bloomington, Indiana, again. The premier college football pregame show will be on the Indiana campus Saturday, Oct. 31, with the Hoosiers (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) hosting Minnesota (5-2, 3-1).The Halloween visit is the pregame show’s third to IU, the second since the Hoosiers have become a national college football contender.The show came to Bloomington when Ohio State visited IU early in the 2017 season, a 49-21 Buckeyes win.Washington and “GameDay” visited during IU’s 2024 breakout season. The Hoosiers won 31-17, sending them to 8-0.The show went to Oregon last season as the visiting Hoosiers beat the Ducks 30-20 on the way to the national championship.IU has been a frequent host for Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” in recent seasons.Reaction to ESPN ‘College GameDay’ visiting Indiana vs. MinnesotaMany IU fans are fired up about Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Kirk (and Peter) Herbstreit and the ESPN crew coming to Bloomington, but a few wonder if there isn’t a more enticing matchup in Week 9 action.Other highlight Halloween games include: Georgia visits Florida; Ohio State visits USC; Texas Tech hosts Arizona; Ole Miss hosts Auburn; Oregon visits Northwestern; Iowa hosts Wisconsin.GameDay really shaking things up this fall. /sarcasm https://t.co/fYnh2ck9Xn— Jeremy Kawika (@JeremyKawika) October 25, 2026College gameday coming to bloom next weekend is a horrible makeup for not coming vs Ohio state— Nicholas “Megatron” Marsh (@NickMarshStan) October 25, 2026College GameDay is heading to Bloomington for Minnesota vs. Indiana👀Is this the best game on the Week 9 slate, or should GameDay be somewhere else? ⬇️— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) October 25, 2026Need someone to find the largest spread ever for a Gameday game because this has to be right up there https://t.co/cxIagdJR5j— Kyle (@StraitOuttaMinn) October 25, 2026We got gameday??? lmao— Jacob Savage Hive (@hoosiercommish) October 25, 2026Want more Hoosiers coverage? Sign up for IndyStar’s Hoosiers newsletter. Listen to Mind Your Banners, our IU Athletics-centric podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the latest on IndyStar TV: Hoosiers.This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Bloomington … for Indiana vs Minnesota? Fans ask why