Cal hosts Miami with GameDay in town NBC Bay Area [Video]

California has spent most of the past 15 seasons on the fringes of big-time college football, with the Golden Bears having little success on the field and failing to generate much interest off of it.

That’s what makes the big stage for Saturday night’s home showdown against No. 8 Miami such a big opportunity for a program looking to elevate its standing in its first year in the ACC.

The Bears (3-1, 0-1 ACC) will seek their second win over a Top-10 team since the start of the 2004 season when they host the Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0) on a day that will begin with the first visit ever from ESPN’s popular “College GameDay” to Cal’s campus.

“This is an amazing opportunity,” said Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who grew up in Miami attending Hurricanes’ games. “Opportunities like this don’t come often, especially with all the bells and whistles of ‘GameDay’ coming …