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ESPN's 'College GameDay' is coming to Utah's campus for Houston game

It will be the second straight year and seventh time the show has visited the University of Utah.

Updated, Oct. 20, 2026: what changed ↓

Published Mountain Time · Updated October 20, 2026 · Source / event date: Original report: October 18, 2026

Based on reporting by Salt Lake Tribune: Sports. Read the original story →

Rice-Eccles Stadium during Utah's game against Washington on October 29, 2016; file photo.
Photo: Byarin · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons; file photo, October 29, 2016; display cropped

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ESPN's "College GameDay" will broadcast from the University of Utah ahead of the Utes' game against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Salt Lake City. [1]

The show will broadcast from Presidents Circle from 7 to 10 a.m. Mountain Time on Oct. 24, according to Utah Athletics' Oct. 19 fan guide. Utah's homecoming game against Houston kicks off at 8:15 p.m. Mountain Time at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The university recommends being seated by 7:30 p.m. [2]

The show was in Provo on Saturday for No. 8 BYU's win over No. 2 Notre Dame, its first visit to BYU since 2009. [1]

It will be the second straight season and the seventh time overall that Utah has hosted the show. The Utes are 3-3 in those games, and last year they beat Cincinnati 45-14 with "GameDay" on campus. [1]

Utah beat Colorado 27-24 on Saturday and has the longest active winning streak in the nation at 12 games. [1]

Updated Oct. 20, 2026: Added broadcast location and hours, kickoff time and the seating recommendation from Utah Athletics’ Oct. 19 fan guide. Removed the announcement’s earlier Utah and Houston rankings.

Sources

  1. Salt Lake Tribune: Sports: ESPN’s College GameDay is sticking around Utah. This time, coming to Salt Lake City.
  2. Utah Athletics · Oct. 19, 2026 homecoming and ESPN College GameDay fan guide

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