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After an “electric” weekend in Provo, ESPN’s “College GameDay” is sticking around the Beehive State. Just heading, oh, about 48 miles up the road. ESPN’s traveling college football pregame show will be at the University of Utah ahead of the No.
“College GameDay” can’t get enough of the state of Utah. ESPN’s pregame show will broadcast live from the University of Utah just one week after it went to Provo ahead of the BYU-Notre Dame game. The Utes will be facing the Houston Cougars.
Both Notre Dame and BYU were denied at-large berths to the College Football Playoff a season ago. Now the two teams face one another in a top-10 matchup with a huge opportunity to build a case for a postseason bid this season. The No. 2 Fighting Irish (6-0) and the No.
Provo Ten minutes. That's how long it took between No. 8 BYU's win over No. 2 Notre Dame and BYU sending an email to fans notifying them they could now request postseason tickets. Yes, at 6-0, the Cougars are now bowl-eligible. There will be a postseason of some kind for BYU be it the Pop Tarts Bowl, Alamo Bowl, or any other bowl.
Provo City Library lists Craft and Chat on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m., at Provo Library - The Nelson Attic on its public calendar.
Provo calendars list 30 public events for the week of Oct. 19: 1 performance, 1 family and community event, 26 library programs, 2 public meetings.
Undefeated no more. Notre Dame’s perfect 2026 record was spoiled Saturday night in Provo, as double-digit underdog BYU scored a historic 28-24 upset victory over the No. 2-ranked Irish. “Give a lot of credit to coach (Kalani) Sitake and the BYU team.
A combination of extreme heat, drought, and smoke has resulted in what is described as the worst pumpkin harvest in decades across Utah. Growers in northern Utah and Sanpete County report yields as low as one-fifth of previous years, with some large-scale operations seeing an 80 percent drop in production.
6A semifinals No. 4 American Fork vs. 1 Lone Peak American Fork hasn’t beaten Lone Peak since a 3-1 victory in September 2020 — a drought spanning 14 consecutive meetings — but the No. 4 seed Cavemen arrive at Zions Bank Stadium Monday at Noon with the kind of defensive form that could make this Region 3 rivalry’s latest chapter far more interesting than recent history suggests.
Sometimes athletes' greatest competitors are themselves. But it doesn't have to be this way, and "The Strongest Play" might just provide some relief. Student-athletes' mental health was the focus of this event, which was staged by Southern Utah University Athletics in cooperation with Intermountain Health.
The Box Elder County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Oct. 29, 2026, to discuss a proposed zoning map amendment. The hearing will address requests to change the zoning of all unzoned areas within unincorporated Box Elder County.
No. 11 Utah secured a 27-24 victory against Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The win occurred at Folsom Field before a sellout crowd of 52,489 people.
The Utah football Homecoming game against Houston is scheduled for Oct. 24. The matchup will kick off at 8:15 p.m. MT at Rice-Eccles Stadium and will be broadcast on ESPN.