"College GameDay" is going blue in Week 11, as the panelists consisting of Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and more are heading to Boise, Idaho, for Albertsons Stadium's famed "Smurf Turf."
The college football pregame show announced its Week 11 location on Sunday, Nov. 8, a day after wrapping up from South Bend, Indiana, for the top-10 meeting between Miami and Notre Dame.
"College GameDay" will preview the Pac-12 game between No. 18 Boise State (8-1, 5-0 in Pac-12 play) and unranked Oregon State (5-4, 3-2). The game has massive CFP implications as the Broncos appear to be the Group of Six front runner yet again to make a College Football Playoff berth.
GET READY BOISE, WE'RE COMING TO YOUR CITY‼️
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 8, 2026
We're heading west for a Pac-12 showdown that could have CFP implications between Oregon State and Boise State 🍿 pic.twitter.com/o9XzuwoKyv
Spencer Danielson's Broncos ranked 25th in the initial CFP rankings but, as the highest-ranked non-power team, were slotted in as the 12th and final team in a 12-team bracket. They would be slated to take on No. 5 Alabama in Tuscaloosa if the season were to end after Week 9 of the season.
Though the game has lost some of its luster with Oregon State's recent struggles – JaMarcus Shephard's Beavers have lost two straight to Fresno State and Texas State – it could be the college football world's introduction to Jesse Legree, at least on a national stage. He has emerged as one of the top play-making receivers in college football this season with quarterback Braden Atkinson throwing him the ball: He has 61 receptions for 1,209 yards and 14 touchdowns.
This will be only the second visit ever for "College GameDay" to Boise, Idaho: The first came in 2010, when the third-ranked Broncos (then in the Western Athletic Conference) hosted No. 24 Oregon State in an eventual 37-24 win for Boise State. That was also the Broncos' lone appearance on the show, as well.
Oregon State also has three prior appearances on the show, having gone 0-3.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'College GameDay' going blue in rare non-power location announcement
