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Pat McAfee Picks Miami, Leaps From Campus High Dive to Close College GameDay

The splashy stunt underscores ESPN's pivot from Lee Corso's headgear era to McAfee-led theatrics.

Overview

  • The Week 4 broadcast originated from the University of Miami’s Lakeside Patio beside the campus pool and high dive.
  • After the panel took Miami over Florida, McAfee climbed the platform, stripped to a Speedo and delivered his pick before diving into the water.
  • Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and guest picker Matthew Tkachuk reacted on-air as cameras followed his trek to the platform.
  • Reporter Jess Sims had jumped from the same high dive earlier in the program.
  • Early clips drew upbeat responses on social media as ESPN leans on McAfee’s showmanship in his fourth season on the set.