What Fans Need to Know for ESPN’s College GameDay on Campus
10/18/2026 9:59 AM | Football
Popular pregame show will be on campus before Utes host Houston
SALT LAKE CITY — ESPN's College GameDay Built by the Home Depot pregame show will air live from Salt Lake City on Oct. 24 before the Utah football team hosts Houston at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It will be College GameDay's second consecutive year vising the Utah campus, the third time in the past four years, and the show's seventh all-time appearance at Utah.
The Utes (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Cougars (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) will kick off Saturday at 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN. The game is a Dark Mode theme.
College GameDay, ESPN's wildly popular pregame show, travels to a different college campus or game site each week of the season. It airs on ESPN from 7-10 a.m. MT.
Saturday's show will be staged at President's Circle in the center of campus, and fans are encouraged to arrive early to watch the show live from the broadcast location. Fans will be admitted into the queuing area beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. MT. Music, giveaways and free food and drink will be provided on Friday evening to students in the queuing area.
Overall, Utah has been part of a College GameDay matchup nine times. In addition to the six home games, the show visited for the Utah-TCU game in Fort Worth during 2009, as well as both of the Utes' trips to the Rose Bowl Game against Ohio State (2021 season) and Penn State (2022 season).
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Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.Â
The Utes (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Cougars (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) will kick off Saturday at 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN. The game is a Dark Mode theme.
College GameDay, ESPN's wildly popular pregame show, travels to a different college campus or game site each week of the season. It airs on ESPN from 7-10 a.m. MT.
Saturday's show will be staged at President's Circle in the center of campus, and fans are encouraged to arrive early to watch the show live from the broadcast location. Fans will be admitted into the queuing area beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. MT. Music, giveaways and free food and drink will be provided on Friday evening to students in the queuing area.
- Student queuing information can be found here.
- Fans are encouraged to arrive early and may park in select campus lots (map here) or take public transit.
- On Friday afternoon ESPN talent will take part in both taped and live segments from the set in the afternoon.
- Saturday's lineup begins at 5:30 a.m. MT with several live SportsCenter hits featuring ESPN College GameDay talent, followed by the full College GameDay show from 7-10 a.m. MT.
Overall, Utah has been part of a College GameDay matchup nine times. In addition to the six home games, the show visited for the Utah-TCU game in Fort Worth during 2009, as well as both of the Utes' trips to the Rose Bowl Game against Ohio State (2021 season) and Penn State (2022 season).
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.Â
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