ESPN's 'College GameDay' announces Week 5 location
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- ESPN’s College GameDay will visit Iowa City for the first time in 20 years ahead of the Week 5 Big Ten matchup between Iowa and Ohio State.
- No. 17 Iowa recently upset No. 18 Michigan with a last-second touchdown, while No. 7 Ohio State dominated Illinois with a strong performance from wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.
- The last College GameDay visit to Iowa City was in 2006 for another Ohio State-Iowa game, where Ohio State won 38-17.
- College GameDay started the 2026 season at SEC locations for the first four weeks before shifting to a Big Ten home in Week 5, breaking a potential streak of SEC appearances.
- Although ESPN will host College GameDay in Iowa City, CBS will broadcast the Ohio State-Iowa game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
