College GameDay returns to U-M for in-state rivalry

College GameDay visits Ann Arbor for No. 7 Michigan(Photo: Ted Janes, Special to DFP)College GameDay, at long last, is back.

There was an air of excitement around the U-M campus, even more so than most Saturdays, as for the first time since September 2013, Ann Arbor played host to ESPN’s award-winning production, College GameDay.

Much like it has every week, GameDay attracted thousands of students and fans, many with personalized signs, to the center of campus, popularly known as the Diag, where the show took place.

Featuring some of the most prominent names in the sport such as Kirk Herbstreit, David Pollack and former Wolverine and Heisman winner Desmond Howard, the show kicked off at 9:00…