(Photo courtesy of Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Ute quarterback and the first inductee into the Utah Ring of Honor, Alex Smith, will return to campus this weekend as a guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay.

It will be the second time in two years that Smith returns to Rice-Eccles for a football game.

Alex Smith knows a thing or two about Utah football 🏈

The Utes’ legend will be back on campus as this weekend’s guest picker 👏 pic.twitter.com/EYDnAE87An

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 30, 2025

Two years back, former Utah wide receiver Steve Smith was the guest picker when the ESPN crew came for Utah vs. Oregon.

As usual on College GameDay, players and head coach Kyle Whittingham are also likely to make an appearance at some point during th

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