An unfortunate Indiana student is done for the year after suffering a torn ACL during Pat McAfee’s kicking contest on ‘College GameDay’ this Saturday.
McAfee typically offers students sums in the hundreds of thousands for made kicks, and this weekend, one named Jake stepped up to the challenge.
He ended up blowing his ACL on the attempt, as his left leg bent under his weight, given that he clumsily hit the deck.
Check it out in the video below:
BREAKING: Gameday kicker #1 has blown his knee out warming up.
A replacement kicker will be needed pic.twitter.com/fsU1GvXz2w
— Football (@BostonConnr) October 26, 2024
Jake was reportedly rushed to the hospital after the miss.
Social Media Couldn’t Believe The College GameDay Fail They Had Just Witnessed
Fans were unsure how something like this could happen and sounded off on social media.
“That’s the most unathletic thing I’ve ever seen,” one commented.
“Holy s**t, everything gave out 😭,” another noted.
“How on earth do you even…omg,” a third wrote.
“Did he punch himself in the face with his forearm, too??” someone else asked.
😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/eRVisXrO7C
— Joey Judd (@JuddyJoe) October 26, 2024
Freshman Jeram Salles stepped up as a replacement kicker and got two opportunities to win some cash, with McAfee offering him $150,000 after he went wide an attempt at $100,000. A successful kick would have gotten both him and Jake a handsome sum, yet he missed both.
The first kicker Jake tore his ACL warming up..
If you hit this kick both you and Jake will win $100,000 💰💰
NO GOOD #CollegeGameDay https://t.co/Q3uEUN6UGw pic.twitter.com/osfuh2ltPW
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 26, 2024
Who knows? Maybe ‘College GameDay’ takes care of Jake’s hospital bills.
