Utah Students Win Pat Mcafee’s ‘college Gameday’ Kicking Contest Despite Blockers, Blown Call

The onslaught of nan 11 a.m. ET hr brings nan astir celebrated caller College GameDay segment—Pat McAfee’s kicking contest, successful which a student (or students) from nan big schoolhouse has nan chance to triumph hundreds of thousands of dollars—and occasionally moreover $1 million—along pinch donations to charity.

Saturday’s version of nan title was by acold nan astir chaotic yet, acknowledgment to McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit, a brace of group holding up 6’ 5” blockers trying to sound down a debased footwear and nan questionable eyesight of Stanford Steve.

Garrett Morris won nan contest, but nan student—who considers himself a stone climber, not a kicker—called successful a ringer, a move we’ve seen before. His friend Jonah Knubel, a erstwhile precocious schoolhouse shot subordinate who kicked for his school’s shot squad arsenic a elder and was an all-region honoree, stepped successful for nan attempt.

This week, McAfee was prepared for nan ringer, and had a twist of his own—two group holding up 6’ 5” blockers simulating protect linemen stationed 8 yards from Knubel. Morris had nan opportunity to return nan footwear without nan blockers, but still went pinch Knubel for nan attempt. McAfee initially put $500,000 connected nan statement for nan 2 students on pinch $250,000 for charity, but aft proceeding that Knubel was 3-for-5 during his elder play arsenic a kicker, he bumped nan stock for nan 2 students up to $750,000.

Knubel group to return nan $1 cardinal footwear and... McAfee called a timeout to crystal him, and conferred pinch Herbstreit astir really his prime for nan crippled would travel down to Jonah’s attempt. After nan little pause, Knubel took his approach, put a footwear into nan shot and had nan region ... but nan footwear was wide right.

At this point, we cognize that McAfee is amenable to 2nd chances. As Knubel’s footwear sailed to nan right, Morris jumped up to opportunity he called a timeout, and aft his icing effort McAfee felt charitable and gave nan duo a 2nd chance for $250,000 betwixt them and $250,000 to charity. Knubel again pushed nan case, but it just snuck successful done nan uprights.

ESPN producer/personality “Stanford Steve” Coughlin, who serves arsenic referee for nan footwear each week, blew his call, but aft nan remainder of nan GameDay crew consulted instant replays from nan truck, it was clear that Knubel made his 2nd effort and nan Utah students cashed successful during what was an incredibly eventful fewer minutes successful Salt Lake City.

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