Lastly, Pat McAfee has come to “School GameDay.”
McAfee appeared on the ESPN faculty soccer pregame present a number of years in the past a few instances, however Saturday in Austin — the place Texas is internet hosting Alabama — was his first time as a full-time member of the solid.
“Absolute honor to be right here. One of many greatest days of my life comes within the state the place every thing’s larger,” McAfee stated, after being launched by host Rece Davis. “I’m gonna speak about this on my loss of life mattress. It’s an honor to be with you guys. Let’s take pleasure in some faculty soccer.”
The Publish’s Andrew Marchand was first to report McAfee could be becoming a member of the present.
McAfee, 35, has had a meteoric rise in media since retiring from the Colts in 2016 to work for Barstool Sports activities.
Contemplating McAfee had been a two-time Professional Bowl punter and was retiring at simply 29 years outdated, the transfer was met with a lot skepticism. Talking on ESPN’s most watched every day speak present “Pardon the Interruption,” Michael Wilbon on the time opined that McAfee’s associates ought to “stage an intervention” to forestall him from making such a horrible profession determination. Wilbon has acknowledged he received that one fallacious.
McAfee did a weekday present on Barstool’s former SiriusXM channel, earlier than leaving the corporate after feeling disrespected by center administration.
Finally, McAfee started airing his present dwell on YouTube. It was later distributed by DAZN, and after that, SiriusXM. Alongside the way in which, he has had an enormously profitable partnership with FanDuel. The present recurrently makes information, particularly within the weekly spots with star Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
He may also be partnering with Omaha Productions — the media empire led by his former Colts teammate Peyton Manning — to do a “ManningCast” sort simulcast for a variety of large faculty soccer video games aired by ESPN.
McAfee additionally turned shade commentator for WWE’s “Friday Night time SmackDown” on Fox, which he’s taking hiatus from for GameDay. He turned profoundly common with the professional wrestling viewers, and even competed in a few matches, the place his efficiency as somebody who ought to’ve been a novice was extensively praised by trade critics.
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