ESPN's College GameDay brought more than football excitement to Tuscaloosa on Saturday. A student's missed field goal turned into a life-changing moment, and the main credit goes to Kirk Herbstreit 's throwing arm and Pat McAfee 's generosity.

Gabby Mathis is a senior chemical engineering student at Alabama. She stepped up for McAfee's kicking contest with $500,000 on the line. She openly admitted that she had never kicked a football before in her life. Her attempt went exactly as expected: the ball rolled just a few yards in front of her, barely moving off the ground.

But McAfee had different plans; he quickly stepped in with a new idea. He challenged Herbstreit to throw a football through the uprights from 33 yards away. If the former Ohio State quarterback could make it, Mathis

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