ESPN's College Gameday is one of the network's cornerstone shows that invades the biggest college towns each weekend of the college football season. One of the noted staples of the show is the fan field goal kick, which gives a lucky local student the chance to win $100,000.
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College Gameday Fan Blows Out Knee During $100k Field Goal Attempt
During the Week 7, edition of the program one fan whiffed the kick so badly that he blew out his knee.
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
That of course led to tons of fan reactions on social media.
"Mom. Dad... I need more money. I tore my ACL trying to kick an invisible football and need emergency surgery," one fan joked on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"How do they manage to pick the most unathletic people of all time," another fan asked.
Nick Saban Gets Candid on Retirement Decision
Legendary college football head coach Nick Saban, embarked on a new venture this season, joining the crew of Collge Gameday. But prior to that, he was the coach at the University of Alabama for 17 seasons. Many people were surprised when Saban decided to retire from coaching after last season. But when Saban put things in perspective, he said last season was one of the toughest coaching experiences of his career.
"Personally, I was 72 the last year I coached. I had no problem relating to players, and I think if you asked the players they would say the same thing," Nick Saban said. "But it changed a lot through the years, because the players actually changed, in terms of what their commitment was and what their purpose in terms of why were they going to college and what they were trying to accomplish"
Saban also noted that what college players actually valued also played a part in his decision to walk away.
"When I first started coaching if you told a guy to do something he'd run through the wall for you, just because you said to do it. Well it's not like that anymore," Saban said. "You've kinda gotta show these guys where it's going to benefit them. ... You had to show them where it was going to create value for them and even being part of a team, how that's creating value for your future. So you have to be able to adapt."
