ESPN announces College GameDay guest picker for BYU, Notre Dame
Oct 15, 2026, 10:35 AM | Updated: 11:18 am
Steve Young puts a BYU Football helmet on at a Fireside at BYU in honor of him being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame Saturday July 30, 2005 at the Smith Field House in Provo. (Photo by Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
(Photo by Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — On the Pat McAfee show, ESPN announced the celebrity guest picker for this weekend’s show ahead of the Notre Dame vs. BYU game in Provo.
Steve Young will be the celebrity guest picker in Provo on Saturday morning.
BYU legend Steve Young is going to be the Celebrity Guest Picker on College GameDay for BYU-Notre Dame.
Announced on the @PatMcAfeeShow. https://t.co/4DFNShSWE5
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 15, 2026
Steve Young is both an NFL and BYU legend. He played quarterback at BYU from 1980-1983. He then spent 15 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
College GameDay at BYU
ESPN College GameDay is coming to Provo for the first time since 2009. The three-hour college football pregame show will highlight the top-10 matchup between BYU and Notre Dame.
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No. 8 BYU vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. (MDT)
TV/Stream: ABC
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM) — Extended pregame begins at Noon
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSL and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.
