College GameDay’s Virtual Fans Have Arrived. Here’s How to Become One

ESPN's College GameDay is a tradition like no other. Waking up to the voices of Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Desmond Howard and Lee Corso putting some silly mascot head over his is music to every college football fan's ears. The Saturday morning three-hour show travels to college campuses for the biggest NCAA football games that week is back in action for the 2020 season. College GameDay opened up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to showcase a season opener between the All-American Trevor Lawrence's Clemson Tigers and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday, Sept. 12. Not only did that mean college football will have a sense of normalcy amid the coronavirus pandemic, it also meant our beloved and hilarious GameDay signs are also back. However, because of COVID-19 fans can't attend the pregame show. That doesn't mean Clemson and Florida State fans in the ACC to Alabama and LSU fans in the SEC can't still get the GameDay experience. College GameDay is going virtual much like the NBA Playoffs and the NFL Draft have done while MLB opted for cardboard cutout fans. Here's how to nab one of these coveted spots for the college football season. College GameDay is featuring a "virtual fan wall" for the first time that will show off 40 lucky fans at any one time in a rotation format before their team's matchup. There are a ton of rules for those lucky fans that make it on TV, which may make it difficult for anyone to flash a sign like fans in the past have done. However, it seems like a pretty process to sign up for. "We’re really doing everything we can, or at least our bosses are, to try to give the fans the closest thing that we can get them to what you’d expect from GameDay — which means trying to put it on the road,” analyst Kirk Herbstreit said in an interview with Nashville's 104.5 The Zone. College GameDay has made it simple for fans. Basically, you just have to follow three simple steps to get your face behind the ESPN gang and