BYU Football: How to Attend and Watch ‘College GameDay’ at BYU – Deseret News

For the first time since 2009, College GameDay is coming to Provo.

ESPN’s popular college football pregame show will air live from BYU’s campus Saturday morning ahead of the Cougars’ highly anticipated game against No. 2 Notre Dame.

“GameDay” analysts Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban will broadcast the three-hour show from the Heritage Halls lawn beginning at 7 a.m. PT.

Legendary Cougars quarterback Steve Young will serve as BYU’s guest coach.

How to Attend College GameDay at BYU

Attendance at College GameDay is free and no tickets are required.

Students and fans can start lining up for Saturday’s show at 3 p.m. MDT Friday.

The front of the line is located at the northwest corner of Heritage Halls Building 6, and the line will extend south and west across campus toward the Harris Fine Arts Center, the Harold B. Lee Library and the Jesse Knight Building.

Courtesy of BYU Athletics

Fans are encouraged to bring signs to the show, but ESPN has banned vulgar, political or religious signs, as well as signs promoting websites.

Free parking will be available for fans in lots 19 and 20 directly north of the Marriott Center and BYU Broadcasting Building.

The GameDay Line access path will begin at the northwest corner of the Marriott Center and follow Campus Drive south before turning east at the Jesse Knight Building.

Courtesy of BYU Athletics

How to watch “College GameDay”

“College GameDay” will air live on ESPN, ESPNU and Disney+ starting at 7:00 a.m. MDT. The show ends at 10 a.m. MDT.

BYU and Notre Dame will tip off at 5:30 p.m. MDT. The match will be broadcast on ABC.

Teams prepared for ESPN College GameDay ahead of BYU’s football game against Notre Dame at BYU in Provo on Thursday, October 15, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

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