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Pat McAfee reads Book of Mormon verse on College GameDay ahead of BYU-Notre Dame game

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ESPN's "College GameDay" surprised BYU fans with a parachuting Cosmo, taxidermy cougar and a reading from the Book of Mormon. The GameDay show aired from Brigham Young University's campus in Provo ahead of the Top 10 BYU-Notre Dame matchup at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

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