For the second straight week, ESPN’s “College GameDay” is originating from Utah during Week 8 of the 2026 college football season.
Host Rece Davis, Alabama football legend Nick Saban and fellow analysts Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit will be in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the top-25 showdown between the Utah Utes and the Houston Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Utah (6-0) is No. 9 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 10 in the AP Top 25 under first-year coach Morgan Scalley. Houston (6-1) is No. 14 in the AP poll. The Utes are tied with BYU and Texas Tech atop the Big 12 standings. Coach Willie Fritz’s Cougars are 3-1 in conference play…