ESPN's iconic "College GameDay" descended upon the University of Cal-Berkley for an unprecedented first-time visit last Saturday. The campus was abuzz as students and fervent college football fans flocked to claim their spots behind Pat McAfee and his team, without Lee Corso , all eager for the match-up between Cal and the highly-ranked University of Miami. In typical fashion, the convivial McAfee spotlighted a student enthusiast from the rowdy group of fans, offering up a cash prize for a successful field goal kick.
Lee Corso abruptly absent from College GameDay as Rece Davis provides health update Stephen A. Smith uses brutal NFL example to justify $100M ESPN contract demand Daniel, who professed to have camped out since the prior evening and introduced as a civil engineering student, got the nod for a grand $75,000 prize on a 33-yard effort. Decked in laid-back slip-on Vans and boasting of his soccer playing days back in high school, he prompted Kirk Herbstreit's call for a zoom-in on his casual footwear: "Can we get a shot of the shoes? " implored Herbstreit to the production team.
Despite Daniel's near-miss to the right, McAfee and Herbstreit were taken aback by his robust kick. "Not bad" praised Herbstreit, while McAfee interjected, "Wait a sec, wait a sec," seizing the moment to grant Daniel a do-over, echoing his routine generosity. Sweetening the deal, McAfee vowed to raise the stakes to $100,000 and tack another $100,000 to the generous half-million-dollar pledge ES.
