Overview
- Guest picker and Pitt legend Aaron Donald playfully knocked McAfee off the set after McAfee swerved at the last moment to pick Notre Dame over Pittsburgh.
- McAfee had amped up the crowd by standing shirtless on the desk and appearing to lean Pitt before revealing his Notre Dame pick, with Donald briefly going shirtless too.
- Pitt fans drowned out McAfee’s attempt to sing “Country Roads” with a loud “13-9” chant referencing his missed field goals in the 2007 Backyard Brawl.
- A plane circled with a banner reading “Set Pittsburgh free. Sell the team Bob,” and fans launched “sell the team” chants aimed at Pirates owner Bob Nutting.
- The GameDay stop, the show’s latest visit to Pittsburgh, previewed a Top 25 Notre Dame–Pitt matchup and opened with McAfee’s hometown monologue praising the city’s sports scene, including the Pirates.