ESPN picks Heritage Halls lawn for BYU's 'College GameDay' set
The free broadcast starts at 7 a.m. Saturday ahead of No. 8 BYU's game against No. 2 Notre Dame, and it marks a move away from the stadium parking lot used for past visits.
ESPN's "College GameDay" will broadcast from the lawn at Heritage Halls on BYU's Provo campus on Saturday, the network announced Tuesday night, the Deseret News reported. [1]
Past visits to BYU by "GameDay" and Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" were staged in the west parking lot of LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Deseret News said the new spot, which has never been used for a national TV broadcast, offers more of a campus feel with Y Mountain as a backdrop. [1]
The show starts at 7 a.m. MDT and admission is free. The lawn sits east of the BYU Museum of Art parking lot, in front of Heritage Halls buildings 5 and 7. [1]
ESPN said the show would air from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern on ESPN and ESPNU ahead of BYU's top-10 game against Notre Dame, its first visit to Provo since 2009. Rece Davis hosts, with analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban. [2]
Sources
- Deseret News: Sports: Here’s where ‘College GameDay’ will be held on BYU campus deseret.com
- ESPN Press Room: College GameDay returns to Provo for first time since 2009 espnpressroom.com
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