Football fans now consider College GameDay to be their ultimate playground, and Pat McAfee is essentially Santa Claus with a football. One lucky student from each campus will try a 33-yard field goal in the show’s new take on the basketball half-court challenge, with the chance to win a cash prize that could range from $250,000 to $600,000. And yes, McAfee is the one who is actually writing those big checks.
On the Stugotz and Company podcast, co-host Kirk Herbstreit stated, “He’s given over $500,000…People are like, ‘ESPN does that, right?’ I’m like, I know he makes a lot of money, but he’s writing checks to these guys. It’s cool.” This season, fans have already witnessed two Ohio State and Oklahoma students steal McAfee’s money! Also, McAfee’s energy truly steals the show, even thou