Texas fan drills second-chance kick to win $1.2 million in Pat McAfee Kicking Contest
By Andrew Olson
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A Texas fan has Pat McAfee and others shelling out some big bucks.
Connor won the opportunity to participate in McAfee’s weekly kicking contest on Saturday. Up front, Connor said on College GameDay that he had a nonprofit in mind for half of his $1 million in winnings.
The first attempt by Connor had the distance, but was a bit off target. For the second chance, McAfee raised the stakes. Texas’s Minister of Culture, Matthew McConaughey, was on set for the kicking contest. McAfee got McConaughey to pledge $100,000. Kirk Herbstreit also chipped in $100,000, raising the total pot to $1.2 million.
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For Connor, a 50-50 split was once again on the line. This time, he was kicking for $1.2 million: $600,000 for himself and $600,000 for the Indianapolis-based nonprofit, Building Tomorrow.
Connor took full advantage of his second kick, drilling it through the uprights for $1.2 million.
Connor has an ABSOLUTE leg, might be the best kick we've had! 💪
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 12, 2026
$600K to him and $600K to charity 💰@PatMcAfeeShow | @KirkHerbstreit | @McConaughey pic.twitter.com/SeSEiAUmSV
GameDay is in Austin for the top-5 showdown between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Texas. We’ll see if Connor’s kick is a good omen for the Longhorns in what’s expected to be a close game.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaign of Fred Taylor.
