Pat McAfee is the newest member of ESPN’s College GameDay.
Late Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that McAfee had agreed to become a full-time member of the veteran Saturday show. McAfee will be a part of the program this Saturday from Austin when Texas hosts No. 1 Alabama.
The timing works well for the show as GameDay and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff seem to be heating up a battle for college pregame show dominance. Both programs will be in Austin for the game this weekend in which nearly 600 media requests are expected to be asked for, double the usual allotment requested for a typical Longhorns home game.
McAfee has appeared on ESPN’s College GameDay in the past.
“Pat is exceptionally talented and entertaining, and he was so well-received in his previous stint on College GameDay that we’ve wanted to reunite him with the show ever since,” said Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content, The Walt Disney Company. “We’re thrilled Pat is returning to ESPN for college football and for even more opportunities in the years ahead.”
McAfee will continue to do his daily talk show, do color commentary on WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown for FOX, and do alternate college football broadcasts for Omaha Productions on ESPN2.
