PROVO, Utah – For the second straight weekend, a BYU football game was featured on the ESPN College Gameday “Saturday Selections” portion of the program.
ESPN’s picks were almost the exact opposite of the predictions made by the FOX Big Noon Kickoff crew while in Provo this morning.
No. 15 BYU hosts No. 23 Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, October 18. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. MT on FOX.
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ESPN College Gameday picks for No. 15 BYU vs. No. 23 Utah
Former Michigan Wolverine Desmond Howard joined Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee, and special guest Jelly Roll in picking the Cougars.
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban was the only member of the crew to pick Utah.
College Gameday picks for BYU-Utah
Des: BYU
Saban: Utah
McAfee: BYU
Jelly Roll: BYU
Herbie: BYU pic.twitter.com/iHI4GhejMW
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 18, 2025
This is the first meeting between these programs as ranked teams since a 26-23 BYU win in 2009. The Cougars entered the matchup ranked No. 18 in the country, finishing the year at No. 12. Utah was No. 22 at the time of the game and rose to No. 18 in the final AP Top 25.
BYU-Utah rivalry week reading
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