# ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit in Disbelief as Pat McAfee’s Losses Surpass $17M on College GameDay

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3 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 14, 2026, 1:25 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-espn-kirk-herbstreit-in-disbelief-pat-mcafee-losses-surpass-seventeen-million-dollar-college-gameday/>

A $17 million figure has put Pat McAfee’s College GameDay kicking challenge in the spotlight, raising questions about just how much the contest has cost over the years. The latest broadcast from Boise added another major moment to a giveaway that continues to grow. During ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from Boise State on November 14,

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 11:00 AM: [ESPN 'College GameDay' predictions for Week 11](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-college-gameday-predictions-week-170021778.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Week 11 of the 2026 college football season is here, and ESPN's "College GameDay" picked all the biggest games on Saturday.
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:08 PM: [Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee Issue Apology After College GameDay](<https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/news/kirk-herbstreit-pat-mcafee-issue-apology-after-college-gameday-wake-forest-smu>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee apologized to Wake Forest after picking SMU on College GameDay Saturday, as the Demon Deacons built a 42-0 first-half lead in Dallas.
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:25 PM: [ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit in Disbelief as Pat McAfee’s Losses Surpass $17M on College GameDay](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-espn-kirk-herbstreit-in-disbelief-pat-mcafee-losses-surpass-seventeen-million-dollar-college-gameday/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  A $17 million figure has put Pat McAfee’s College GameDay kicking challenge in the spotlight, raising questions about just how much the contest has cost over the years. The latest broadcast from Boise added another major moment to a giveaway that continues to grow. During ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from Boise State on November 14,