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Replay Confirms 33-Yard Make as Utah Student Wins McAfee’s GameDay Kick and Splits $250,000

Replay officials validated the kick after an initial no-good call, reflecting the segment’s evolving rules.

Overview

  • University of Utah senior Jonah Knubel converted a 33-yard field goal on his second attempt during ESPN’s College GameDay in Salt Lake City.
  • Knubel and raffle winner Garrett Morris honored a pre-kick agreement to split the payout, receiving $125,000 each.
  • Pat McAfee verbally escalated potential prizes up to $750,000 for contestants with a $250,000 charity pledge, then reduced the contestants’ payout after the first miss while keeping the charity donation.
  • On-field judge Stanford Steve initially ruled the second kick no good before ESPN’s replay center in New York reviewed the play and confirmed it was successful.
  • This week’s segment featured new wrinkles including two blocking dummies and McAfee’s attempt to ice the kicker, with Kirk Herbstreit serving as holder.