No. 10 BYU is inching toward a game that could bring College GameDay back to Provo.
On the College GameDay podcast, Rece Davis said there’s "a really good chance" the show would head to BYU for the Cougars’ matchup with Notre Dame, as long as both teams arrive unbeaten. Davis framed it as his read on the schedule rather than any sort of official announcement, but he made clear why the game is drawing his attention.
"I don't know where else you would have gone the first four weeks if you really looked at the storylines, and then we're at Iowa this week," Davis said. "And, you know, who knows? I'm not trying to give away secrets because no decision has been made, but I think there's a really good chance we'll be at BYU."
He stressed that nothing has been set, and even joked that he could get in trouble for floating the idea.
"I'm not trying to give anything away. That may not happen...
I'm gonna get in trouble with PR and probably with management for even bringing that up. We haven't come close to making a decision on that yet.
I'm just looking at the schedule...it might be the best game of the weekend, you know, and both might still be undefeated...it certainly would be a contender."
The timing makes the possibility even more intriguing. Before BYU can worry about Notre Dame, it has to get past TCU and Iowa State.
The Cougars are expected to be favored in both, though FPI gives them only a 59.6% chance to win both games and stay perfect. Notre Dame, meanwhile, is given a 90% chance to beat North Carolina and Stanford and reach the BYU game undefeated.
BYU has hosted College GameDay only once before, back in 2008 against TCU. That day ended with a convincing Horned Frogs win, and it remains the lone GameDay appearance in Provo.
The Cougars have had more recent success when FOX brought Big Noon Kickoff to town. BYU hosted that show twice over the last two years, beating Arizona in 2024 and Utah in 2025.
If BYU and Notre Dame both show up undefeated, the stage would be enormous. In that scenario, the game would rank among the biggest ever played at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
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