Aug. 30, 2000
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
With 283,650 on-line votes cast since last Friday, Aug. 25, the Oct. 7 Michigan at Purdue football game leads on where ESPN's College GameDay should broadcast from that day.
The Boilermakers and Wolverines have received 33.1 percent of the votes, followed closely by the Florida State at Miami (Fla.) matchup at 29.9 percent. It is essentially a two-horse race with Ohio State at Wisconsin running third (9.9 percent), Tennessee at Georgia fourth (9.8 percent), Oklahoma at Texas fifth (9.6 percent), Louisiana State at Florida sixth (4.1 percent) and Oregon State at Washington seventh (3.2 percent).
Fans can vote at espn.go.com/ncf/index.html.
Voting continues through Saturday, Sept. 30.
Purdue opens the 2000 season this Saturday, Sept. 2 at home against Central Michigan. Kickoff at Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 1 p.m. EST.