Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit alter deal for GameDay kicker after missed attempt
By Ethan Stone
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Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit made a bit of a change to their usual routine on College GameDay.
Every week, College GameDay picks a student to attempt a field goal for $500K – $300K from Pat and $200K from Kirk. Sometimes, a candidate is picked and realizes they won’t be able to make the field goal, so they defer their kick to another student and share the prize money.
This week’s winner, Gabby, won the contest and decided to try the kick herself. It went… not well, to put it nicely. Instead of letting her attempt again, as McAfee usually does after a missed first attempt, he told Gabby that if Herbstreit could throw the ball through the uprights, she’d win the $300K. Of course, the former Ohio State quarterback split the uprights, prompting pure jubilation from Gabby.
Check out the scene below:
This is a pretty cool gesture from McAfee, who did not in any way have to do this following what was an… unfortunate attempt. Some people online disagree, but it’s hard not to love that reaction from what will no doubt turn out to be a life-changing moment for a college student.
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Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
