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ESPN ‘College GameDay’ in SLC Saturday before Utah-Houston showdown

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — ESPN “College GameDay” is spending a second consecutive Saturday in Utah, this time for the Utes-Cougar game. Saturday was for BYU-Notre Dame. “We liked the Beehive State so much that we're sticking around,” the show's X site says.

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