# ESPN’s Pat McAfee Attempts to Trick Rece Davis Into Saying Offensive Slur On-Air Amid College GameDay Backlash

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3 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 14, 2026, 2:22 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-espns-pat-mcafee-attempts-to-trick-rece-davis-into-saying-offensive-slur-on-air-amid-college-gameday-backlash/>

With No. 24 Boise State preparing to take on Oregon State, College GameDay had rolled into Idaho, and Pat McAfee couldn’t resist stirring up some nostalgia. This time, he tried to bring back the ghosts of 2024, pushing Rece Davis to say ‘LANK’ all over again. During the broadcast, a fan caught everyone‘s attention by

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- 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, 2:22 PM: [ESPN’s Pat McAfee Attempts to Trick Rece Davis Into Saying Offensive Slur On-Air Amid College GameDay Backlash](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-espns-pat-mcafee-attempts-to-trick-rece-davis-into-saying-offensive-slur-on-air-amid-college-gameday-backlash/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  With No. 24 Boise State preparing to take on Oregon State, College GameDay had rolled into Idaho, and Pat McAfee couldn’t resist stirring up some nostalgia. This time, he tried to bring back the ghosts of 2024, pushing Rece Davis to say ‘LANK’ all over again. During the broadcast, a fan caught everyone‘s attention by
