With the UC Bearcats trailing Utah 38-14 through three quarters, ESPN's Dave Pasch assessed the effort by Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jonah Knubel in Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest during the broadcast of ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. A University of Utah student missed out on a $1 million kick.

ESPN's College GameDay broadcasted from the University of Utah ahead of the Utes' game against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Analyst Pat McAfee and guest picker Alex Smith, a former Utah quarterback, both picked the Utes to win. SALT LAKE CITY, UT – ESPN's ...

The Bearcats responded quickly, as Sorsby pitched to Covey on a 3rd & 3 to keep the drive alive. Sorsby faked a pitch and exploded 22 yards into the endzone, faking out the Utes to even the score.

The UC Bearcats played much of the second half of their Big 12 game against Utah without linebacker Jake Golday.

The three teams ahead of Alabama in the AP top 25 and the coaches poll remained the same. Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M maintain the top three spots. Georgia remained No. 5 in the nation. The Bulldogs survived a scare against Florida in Jacksonville on Saturday.

No team in the country jumped more in the Associated Press Poll on Sunday than the Oklahoma football team. The Sooners, fresh off a win over now-No. 23 Tennessee in Knoxville, rose seven spots in the AP Poll to No.