ESPN’s College GameDay To Feature Utah Vs. Cincinnati In Salt Lake City
Oct 26, 2025, 11:11 AM | Updated: Oct 27, 2025, 2:06 pm
Rece Davis, Utah’s head coach Kyle Whittingham and Pat McAfee talk during the filming of ESPN’s “College GameDay” show at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Megan Nielsen, Deseret News)
(Photo courtesy of Megan Nielsen, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — Following the week nine blowout win over the Colorado Buffaloes, Utah football will host a special guest as they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in week ten.
ESPN’s College GameDay announced the Big 12 showdown would be its featured game of the week.
WE’RE HEADING WEST FOR A BIG 12 SHOWDOWN 🏔️
See you next week for Cincinnati-Utah! pic.twitter.com/iUZlzW7pMu
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 26, 2025
It will be the third Utah game this season that draws a national pregame show. FOX Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff was in SLC for the Texas Tech game in week four, and also covered the Holy War in Provo a couple of weeks back.
The upcoming matchup marks eight times that College GameDay has covered the Utes, and the fifth time they will set up on the University of Utah campus.
The most recent was on October 28, 2023, when the No. 13 Utes hosted the No. 8 Oregon Ducks.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒄𝒌‼️🚨@CollegeGameDay is bringing the party back to 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘! Join the crew at President’s Circle this Saturday!#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/bwa3CdxaAQ
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) October 26, 2025
The first Utah College GameDay in the Big 12 could prove to have some massive implications regarding reaching Arlington come December.
The Utes are 6-2, and likely can’t afford another loss if they’d like to contend for a conference championship. Meanwhile, the 7-1 Cincinnati Bearcats are undefeated in conference play and are one of the only teams left that control their own destiny.
