College GameDay is seriously obsessed with the state of Utah right now, because it is heading back to Salt Lake City for a second straight week! ESPN’s pregame show is setting up shop at the University of Utah campus to catch the Utes face off against the Houston Cougars, just one week after broadcasting from Provo. This is the seventh time “GameDay” will air from the University of Utah campus, and you know they are there for a reason.
Utes Put Their Streak On The Line Against a Ranked Opponent
This is shaping up to be a massive game. The Utes are putting the nation’s longest win streak on the line in what is officially a top-20 showdown with Houston. The Cougars, ranked 20th in the country last week, just pulled off a wild 35-32 victory against the 18th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. So, Houston is not messing around and they are coming to Salt Lake City with some serious momentum. You know they want to be the team to snap that streak.
GameDay’s History In The Beehive State
ESPN’s pregame show has been all over the Beehive State, and particularly Utah’s campus. Their first appearance in Salt Lake City was way back in 2004 for a BYU-Utah game. Since then, they have been there for Utah-TCU in 2010, Utah-Cal in 2015, Utah-Washington in 2016, Utah-Oregon in 2023, and Utah-Cincinnati in 2025. Last year was a good one for the Utes on the “GameDay” stage too, as they absolutely rolled Cincinnati 45-14, with quarterback Brendan Sorsby on the receiving end, breaking a two-game “GameDay” losing streak in the process. Expect the crew to be at Presidents’ Circle, which has been their spot at Utah since 2015.
The broadcast kicks off at 7 a.m. MDT with Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and Kirk Herbstreit on the mics. You know they are gonna be talking about that streak all morning, and we will be glued to the TV to see if the Utes can keep it rolling against a tough Houston squad.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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