ESPN’s College GameDay headed back to Boise for matchup against Oregon State
Nov 08, 2026
Get hyped, Bronco Nation. The biggest college pregame show is coming to Boise for just the second time in Boise State history.ESPN’s College GameDay will broadcast live on ESPN from Boise State’s campus on Saturday, November 14, from 7-10 a.m., ahead of the Broncos’ (8-1, 5-0) matchup with Pac
-12 foe Oregon State Beavers (5-4, 3-2).The ESPN GameDay crew includes host Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban. Other analysts expected in Boise for the show include Pete Thamel, “Stanford Steve Coughlin,” and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims. The show starts at 7 am MST.No word on whether Herbstreit’s golden retriever Peter will be in attendance, though he has made several appearances this season.Boise State said it will announce more details later this week, including where the iconic College GameDay desk will be located.This is ironically the second time GameDay has been to Boise for a BSU vs. OSU game. The first was in September 2010, when the #3-ranked Broncos hosted the #24-ranked Beavers, ultimately winning 37-24.Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. MT at Albertsons Stadium.AP rankingsOn Sunday afternoon, the Associated Press Top 25 poll ranked the Broncos at #17, jumping three spots from the previous week. On Saturday, the Broncos won their eighth consecutive game of the season, beating Colorado State on the road, 64-38. The win also clinched the team’s 29th consecutive winning season, which is the longest active streak in the country.The Broncos are now ranked one spot higher than Oregon (6-3), whom they lost to in the first week of the season, 27-34 in Eugene.CFP rankingsOn Tuesday, November 3, the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released its first rankings of the season, with Boise State ranked as number 25.This ranking comes into play for the CFP at the end of the season. 12 teams will make the CFP at the end of the regular season. The champions of each group of four (SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big 10) automatically qualify, as does the highest-ranked team in the Group of 6 (G6), which includes the American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt (they do not need to be conference champion, rather ranked the highest by the CFP.#25 Boise State currently holds that G6 spot, and should they finish the season ranked in the CFP, they could automatically qualify.
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