Pat McAfee is pushing back on the idea that ESPN may be lining up a change to the “College GameDay” theme song.
The speculation picked up Monday after Awful Announcing published a prediction that one of McAfee’s songs from his “Diary of a Polarizing Figure” album would eventually replace “Comin’ To Your City” as the college football pregame show’s anthem. The piece framed it as an expected next move, writing, “I think that album will be right at the center of his ultimate flex on his ESPN bosses and colleagues. Within the next month, I expect ESPN will announce that one of the songs from McAfee’s Diary of a Polarizing Figure will replace ‘Comin’ to Your City’ as College GameDay’s new theme song,” they wrote.
The article also made clear it was not reporting a confirmed change. “That’s not me reporting anything.
I have not had any conversations with anyone. Honestly, I wouldn’t even know who to call.
I would run to Kalshi or Polymarket right now though if this was on their board. To me, it just seems like the next logical step for both McAfee’s singing career and the most important ESPN property that he touches.”
Fans of college football weren’t exactly thrilled with the idea. “Lee Corso got out just in time,” one fan joked.
“I love Pat but hope this doesn’t happen. Comin to Your City is the first thing you should hear,” one fan added.
“I told all of you this would happen when I reviewed the McAfee album,” one fan added. “In a week or two, ESPN will change their name to the Pat McAfee Network,” one fan added.
McAfee clearly noticed the conversation. He responded on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a pointed challenge to the prediction: “If this is wrong, will there be a full follow up?”
For now, that’s where things stand: a prediction, plenty of reaction, and McAfee sounding like he wants the record set straight.
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