Pat McAfee’s College GameDay kicking contest produced a very Iowa ending on Saturday: after student Finley Banfig missed her attempt, former Hawkeyes tight end Dallas Clark stepped in and threw the ball through the uprights in Iowa City, turning the segment into a $300,000 win. Front Office Sports described the sequence, and Awful Announcing also posted that Clark delivered the throw during the GameDay stop in Iowa City.
According to posts from The Pat McAfee Show and Front Office Sports, Clark’s throw meant $150,000 for Banfig, while McAfee matched it with another $150,000 for the Iowa Children’s Hospital. That made the moment part pep rally, part quarterback sneak, and entirely on brand for a segment that has become one of GameDay’s louder crowd-pleasers.
Clark’s involvement also fit the setting. The former Iowa tight end was back in Iowa City for the show, and Banfig’s near-miss quickly turned into a made-for-TV rescue when he took over and converted with his arm instead. The basic outcome is well supported by the supplied posts, even if they do not add much more official detail than the amount awarded and where the money went.
The larger run of the segment is getting expensive in a good way. In a separate post, Front Office Sports said McAfee’s College GameDay kicking contest has now given $4 million to students and charity in five weeks, topping the full $2.7 million total from last season. That figure is attributed to Front Office Sports in the supplied source packet.
So Banfig missed the kick, Clark made the throw, and everyone in the stadium still got the payoff they wanted — especially Banfig and the hospital.
Comments