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Georgia student absolutely drills College GameDay kick for $800,000
By Ethan Stone
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Henry Silver is better at kicking footballs than some college kickers we’ve seen.
The Georgia student was the lucky winner of the raffle that decides who will attempt a 33-yard field goal to win $800,000 on College GameDay – well, kind of. Belle Sessions was actually the winner of the raffle, but opted to nominate Silver for the kick with the idea to split the winnings if he made the kick.
And folks, he made the kick. That’s an understatement. Silver’s kick was perfectly straight and would have been good from near 50. The ball exploded off his foot.
Here’s the entire segment. The kick comes at around the 2:15 mark:
LET’S MAKE THIS KICK FOR $800,000
$400,000 TO YOU TWO
$400,000 TO HURRICANE RELIEF
ONLY ONE SHOT AT IT
LET’S GOOOOO HENRY
WHAT A MORNING #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/Y4szM3HNZP
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 16, 2024
Silver, a soccer player from Fisher, Indiana, was confident from the jump too. He told Pat McAfee that he would make the kick before it all went down.
Plus, he got some bonus points from McAfee for being a Colts fan. Of course, McAfee punted from the Colts from 2009-2016.
Silver and Sessions won $800,000 for the kick, with $400,000 going towards hurricane relief, $200,000 to Sessions and $200,000 to Silver.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
