Holly Rowe’s BYU Homecoming: A Full-Circle Moment Before Notre Dame Showdown

All eyes will be on LaVell Edwards Stadium for the primetime clash between BYU and Notre Dame, but for ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe, the assignment is about far more than rankings and television exposure. It is a full-circle moment.

Rowe is returning to the sidelines of LaVell Edwards Stadium for the first time since 2003—the venue where her career and lifelong love of college football began. Speaking with the Deseret News ahead of the broadcast, Rowe described the experience as “really nostalgic,” explaining that her connection to the stadium runs deep enough that it shaped her entire professional path.

“My lifelong love affair with college football really started in this stadium,” she said. “Now I get to go back, and it’s named after LaVell Edwards, who is someone who meant a lot to me and was just instrumental ...