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Pat McAfee says ESPN employees not allowed on his show; ESPN responds (updated)

SDS Staff

By SDS Staff

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Update: ESPN has responded to a media inquiry regarding McAfee’s Friday comments.

Original story:

In 2019, Pat McAfee was a popular addition to ESPN’s “College GameDay.” His relationship with the World Wide Leader, however, seems to have changed.

On Friday, McAfee shared that ESPN employees are no longer allowed on his show, citing a “new mandate.”

ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky, a regular guest of McAfee’s mentioned in the video clip, replied to McAfee’s tweet.

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 12, 2021

McAfee’s show broadcasts on SiriusXM and YouTube. He says he got a text and follow-up call informing him of the news. In the video, McAfee was asked if this means he won’t go on ESPN anymore.

“Well, now, yeah, do I have to? I guess I would because I spent a million dollars traveling around the country working for that company. So I guess I would have to maybe not go on their thing ever again, too,” McAfee said as he processed the situation.

McAfee reflected on working with ESPN in another clip from Friday’s show.

Richard Deitsch, The Athletic’s sports media reporter, tweeted Friday that he had reached out to ESPN about McAfee.

For now, it sounds like college football fans won’t be seeing McAfee on GameDay this fall.

SDS Staff

Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.

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