We all know Nick Saban to be a commanding and stoic personality who always sets an example with his actions at Alabama. However, when you sit with ‘the’ Pat McAfee, even Nick Saban couldn’t quite control his humor when McAfee ripped his shirt to reveal his “reddish barrel of torso” last year, picking Texas A&M to win over Notre Dame. Of course, the pick was wrong, but the entertainment? Pure gold. Even Nick Saban couldn’t help but admire Pat McAfee’s energy.
“I’ve never been to anything like this. This is so much fun,” said Nick Saban. Now imagine the same entertainment just on an even more intense mode? Sounds unreal, right? Well, that’s exactly what’s going to happen against a game where, according to Kirk Herbstreit, McAfee will announce and will get a hero’s welcome.
Herbstreit and McAfee discussed their college football announcing schedules and the games they would likely announce on. There were several games that stood out, and the duo looked excited to announce them. But the game that Herbstreit picked to be the most important was the Backyard Brawl between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia Mountaineers because of McAfee’s deep connection with both Rich Rodriguez and the Mountaineers.
Kirk Herbstreit says he’s hopping on the #WVU bandwagon.
— Schuyler Callihan (@Callihan_) July 16, 2025
“We’re starting now completely undefeated. Pitt is week three, I think,” said McAfee. To which Herbstreit replied instantly, “Oh my God. I hope we go to that in that game. Can we go to that?” said Herbstreit. “It’s in Morgantown. Yeah, oh, we gotta go. Yeah, there is a real opportunity,” McAfee replied. The game will be special for McAfee because of his past playing days under Rich Rodriguez at WVU, who has now become the head coach again.
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