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    Indiana football fan tore ACL before Pat McAfee’s kicking challenge on “College GameDay.”

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    Double the pressure and none of the money.

    An Indiana University football fan ruined his chances of winning $100,000 when he tore his ACL warming up for Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest on Saturday morning’s “College GameDay.”

    Jake, the amplified Hoosier fanatic, was performing in front of part of the crowd before his national television spotlight when the catastrophe occurred, McAfee said on the show.

    Indiana fan Jake prepares for the ‘Pat McAfee Kicking Contest’ during ‘College GameDay’ in Bloomington on Oct. 26, 2024. BostonConnr/X

    Footage posted on social media It captured Jake warming up behind the orange stage at Home Depot with an imaginary field goal, running up to the invisible ball and giving it his all.

    Jake’s momentum sent him sliding back onto the grass as his leg buckled under his body.

    Jake eventually blew out his knee and was taken to the hospital, McAfee said.

    The challenge selects participants through a raffle to fans who arrive at “The Pit” for “College GameDay.”

    They are randomly selected, cannot be a current or former college athlete, and are given one shot at the 33-yard field goal.

    The contest rules required that “alternatives” be selected in the event of an emergency.

    Jeram Salles was the “alternate” selected to replace Jake on the 33-yard kick as he received a pep talk from the former NFL player.

    “The first player, Jake, tore his ACL warming up backstage,” McAfee explained to Salles. “You are second choice, if you make this shot both you and Jake will win $100,000.”

    “So it’s not just for you, it’s for a knee that was blown out earlier,” he joked before moving out of the way as Kirk Herbstreit held the ball for Salles.

    Jake’s momentum sent him sliding back onto the grass as his leg buckled under his body. BostonConnr/X
    Jake eventually blew out his knee and was taken to the hospital, McAfee said. BostonConnr/X

    The freshman finance major went with a short approach to the shot, and when he launched the ball sailed left and into the crowd of hundreds of Hoosier fans.

    McAfee agreed to allow Salles one more kick—even upping the ante.

    “For $150,000. For you and Jake with the blown out knee and for the whole world to know that the Hoo Hoo Hoosiers are showing up for the big time,” McAfee told the nervous student.

    Jeram Salles was the “alternate” selected to replace Jake on the 33-yard kick as he received a pep talk from the former NFL player. Pat McAfee/X

    With all the motivation and pumping “The Pat McAfee Show” put too much faith in Salles as again the ball was thrown to the left field.

    “Oh, this guy stinks,” McAfee remarked.

    “Okay, Jeram, you can go to great things, but you’re terrible at kicking,” he told the student. “And that’s a beautiful thing.”

    Salles’ shot sails to the left of the field. Pat McAfee/X

    Salles’ shot on Saturday may not have been his worst since McFee started the challenge, as a University of South Carolina student dramatically changed his attempt with $122,000 on the line.

    “Worst shot ever,” McAfee said immediately afterward. “This kid sucks.”

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