Pat McAfee became a full-time cohost on ESPN's iconic College GameDay in 2022, but it was a few years earlier when he realized just how popular the Saturday morning staple is with sports fans.
During an appearance on this week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina, McAfee recalled a story about the most powerful man in the world at the time reaching out to compliment the former NFL punter.
“So, in 2019 before COVID, I got to do a few [GameDay shows] because Adam Vinatieri was supposed to do it in South Dakota State, but he was not available. They sent me over there, I cut a couple promos, had a good time. They invited me back to the next few and then COVID happened and I was kind of going in from my studio, kind of dropping in, dropping out.
