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ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is coming back to Utah. Here’s what you need to know.

This is the sixth time the popular show has visited Salt Lake City.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah player Steve Smith Sr., right, and panelist Pat McAfee on ESPN’s College GameDay college football show at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

ESPN’s “College GameDay” is headed to Salt Lake City.

So get your signs ready and practice your kicking technique.

The popular college football pregame show will broadcast from the University of Utah on Saturday, ahead of the Utes’ clash with the Cincinnati Bearcats.

ESPN’s set will be staged on campus at President’s Circle. The show airs from 7-10 a.m. MT.

The Utes (6-2, 3-2) are coming off a blowout victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. The No. 21 Bearcats are 7-1 and one of two Big 12 teams without a loss in conference play.

Kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. MT.

This will be the sixth time “College GameDay” has broadcast from the U. ESPN last came to Salt Lake City in 2023, when the No. 13 Utes hosted the No. 8 Oregon Ducks.

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