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ESPN College GameDay Week 7 location announced, breaks 17-year hiatus

ESPN’s *College GameDay* will return to Provo, Utah, for the first time since 2009, setting up shop on BYU’s campus ahead of a high-stakes clash between two undefeated College Football Playoff contenders. The show will air live before No.

8 BYU hosts No. 3 Notre Dame on October 17 at 7:30 p.m.

ET on ABC, marking the first visit to Provo since TCU defeated the Cougars 38–7 in a 2009 matchup. The decision follows speculation from host Rece Davis, who hinted during the September 28 *College GameDay* podcast that BYU was a leading candidate for the broadcast, calling the Notre Dame–BYU game ‘the best of the weekend.’ The matchup stands out in a packed October 17 slate, offering ESPN prime-time coverage of a rivalry with playoff implications, as Notre Dame’s home games are exclusively on NBC.

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