Indiana’s showdown with Ohio State is shaping up as one of the biggest games on the college football calendar, but it won’t have College GameDay on the scene to match the buzz.
The Hoosiers and Buckeyes meet this weekend in Bloomington, and the stakes are impossible to miss. Indiana is 6-0 and ranked No. 7, while Ohio State comes in at 5-1 and ranked No.
- With Memorial Stadium hosting what many expected to be a can’t-miss atmosphere, plenty of people assumed ESPN’s pregame show would head to Bloomington for Week 7.
Instead, College GameDay is going west.
On Saturday night, ESPN announced that the show will be in Provo for Notre Dame’s matchup with BYU. College GameDay posted, “Cougar fans, it’s been awhile 💭
We’re headed to Provo for the first time since 2009 for Notre Dame-BYU‼️ pic.twitter.com/gWSLxrpBkN
- College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 10, 2026”
That trip carries its own appeal. Notre Dame is ranked No. 3 and BYU is No. 8, and Provo hasn’t hosted College GameDay since 2009. Even so, passing over Indiana-Ohio State still feels like the surprising call.
There’s a strong case that Bloomington should have gotten the nod. Indiana is carrying a 22-game winning streak into the game, and Ohio State has already taken one loss this season, falling to Texas. That gives the Buckeyes no margin for error if they want to stay in the College Football Playoff race.
This one also has the kind of championship shine that usually pulls College GameDay in. The matchup features the last two national champions, with Ohio State winning it all in 2024 and Indiana doing the same last season.
Notre Dame and BYU, by contrast, both missed the CFP a year ago. Notre Dame refused to play a bowl game, while BYU beat Georgia Tech in the Pop Tarts Bowl.
There’s also a real edge to this series now. Ohio State beat Indiana in Columbus in 2024, still Curt Cignetti’s only Big Ten regular season loss at Indiana. Indiana got that one back in last season’s Big Ten Championship Game, escaping with a hard-fought 13-10 win that helped launch the Hoosiers into their run to a 16-0 season and a historic national title.
Everything about this weekend points to a classic. Even without College GameDay in town, Indiana and Ohio State are set to give Bloomington the kind of stage it has been waiting for.
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