{"id":108309,"date":"2025-07-31T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108309\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:22:09","slug":"byu-utah-football-teams-appear-on-espns-cfb-anthem-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108309\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU, Utah Football Teams Appear On ESPN&#8217;s CFB Anthem Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY\u00a0\u2013 You know college football is around the corner when ESPN drops its annual anthem.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, ESPN released the 2025 edition of what they call their \u201cCollege Football Anthem.\u201d This year\u2019s song is an unreleased track by Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) called \u201cdon\u2019t wait run fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what college football sounds like \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/machinegunkelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@machinegunkelly<\/a>&#8216;s unreleased track \u201cdont wait run fast\u201d is the official anthem of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNCFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@ESPNCFB<\/a> \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZUfwXl6PaL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZUfwXl6PaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNCFB\/status\/1950975348063056368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Along with announcing the anthem selection, ESPN dropped a hype video.<\/p>\n<p>In the video for the 2025 season from ESPN, appearances were made by the BYU and Utah football teams.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of BYU\u2019s Parker Kingston returning a <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/ncaa\/byu\/byus-parker-kingston-completes-wild-punt-return-for-touchdown\/526341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">punt for a touchdown last year against Kansas State<\/a> appeared in the video. Along with Kingston, a dejected BYU fan with a stretch Y logo hanging around their neck showed up.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston is heading into his junior season and is expected to be a key return specialist again for the Cougars.<\/p>\n<p>Utah defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/60-in-60\/60-in-60-20-utahs-logan-fano-defensive-end\/522142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Logan Fano<\/a> made an appearance near the end of the hype video with a clip of him \u201cflashing the U\u201d with his hands after the <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/ncaa\/utah\/utah-football-statement-win-oklahoma-state\/526322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Utes\u2019 win over Oklahoma State last season in Stillwater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fano is preparing for his redshirt junior season with the Utes and is one of the top defensive ends in the program after recording six sacks the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Then the video panned to another shot of BYU players and fans after the Kansas State win last September, with a graphic over the video that said, \u201cThe wild world of college football\u201d and ESPN\u2019s new College Football logo for the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>BYU opens the 2025 college football season against Portland State on August 30 on ESPN+ and KSL NewsRadio.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Utah travels to the Rose Bowl to take on former Pac-12 rival UCLA on August 30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of ESPN College Football Anthems<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Annual tradition. Time to fire up this playlist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QlK3BAAbcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/QlK3BAAbcu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94j4lwsQfD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/94j4lwsQfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\/status\/1950979910753034578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCenturies\u201d by Fall Out Boy (2014)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHistory\u201d by Lauren Alaina (2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCollider\u201d by X Ambassadors &amp; Tom Morello (2016)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalk On Water\u201d by Thirty Seconds to Mars (2017)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNatural\u201d by Imagine Dragons (2018)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLet Go.\u201d by Judah &amp; The Lion (2019)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCome &amp; Go\u201d by Juice WRLD &amp; Marshmello (2020)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRun It\u201d by DJ Snake, Rick Ross &amp; Rich Brian (2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Emperor by YUNGBLUD (2022)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSomething Real\u201d by Post Malone (2023)<\/li>\n<li>Get By by Jelly Roll (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/podcast_results?i=1499&amp;n=Cougar+Tracks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12\u20133 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch\u2019s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>: @Mitch_Harper.<\/p>\n<p><b>Want more coverage of BYU sports? Take us with you wherever you go.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download the new and improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. Allows you to stream live radio and video, keeping you up to date on all your favorite teams.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @Mitch_Harper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SALT LAKE CITY\u00a0\u2013 You know college football is around the corner when ESPN drops its annual anthem. 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