ESPN College GameDay Picks Salt Lake City for Week 8: Utah Hosts Houston in Top-20 Showdown
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah. ESPN's College GameDay announced on Sunday, October 18, that its Week 8 show will travel to Salt Lake City for the expected top-20 matchup between Utah and Houston on Saturday, October 24, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Kickoff is set for 10:15 p.m. ET.
Under first-year head coach Morgan Scalley, Utah is 6-0 overall and 3-0 in Big 12 play after holding off Colorado 27-24 on the road on Saturday. Houston is 6-1 and 3-1 in the conference, riding a four-game winning streak after quarterback Conner Weigman's five-touchdown day lifted the Cougars past No. 20 Oklahoma State 35-32.
It is GameDay's third visit to Salt Lake City in the last four seasons; the show was in Provo last week for BYU's game against Notre Dame, making it two straight weeks in Utah. With several Big 12 teams still in the playoff hunt, the matchup carries significant College Football Playoff implications. (GSM, based on USA Today reporting)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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