Pat McAfee says contract with 'College GameDay' will get 'figured out'

Pat McAfee is apparently still working on a new contract for ESPN’s College GameDay, he revealed while talking to Kirk Herbstreit.

On Wednesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show, Herbstreit joined to talk to McAfee and the crew. In a seemingly throw away line, Herbstreit asked if McAfee had his contract figured out for the new season.

Well, nothing’s exactly set in stone yet.

“We’re not getting into that,” McAfee laughed. “I don’t know if (many, many years) is the case, but it will get figured out. And it will. It was an honor, it is an honor to be a part of College GameDay.” 

“It’s an ongoing honor,” Herbstreit quipped back.

“Yeah, of course … the honor goes on,” McAfee said. “The honor goes on forever and ever.

“It better. It better,” Herbstreit said.

Heck, the two were supposed to talk about the new EA Sports College Football video game!

McAfee originally said he would return to ESPN’s flagship pregame show for college football back in December.

“I pride myself on being a good locker room guy, good vibes guy, good energy guy, which is why it is becoming something where it’s like, every single Saturday, do I want to read — because I’m on the internet a lot,” McAfee said in the winter. “We’re an internet show. So I’m like on there. People are like, ‘Don’t read your mentions.’ It’s like, ‘I have to.’ It’s part of our job,” McAfee said.

“It’s like, these college fans are awesome, they’re phenomenal, they’re incredibly passionate. But man, that negativity — normally when I get dropped into a new show like the WWE, that negativity is like three months. They hate my life, they hate my — they hate everything about me. And then they’re like, ‘You know what? This guy, not that bad.’ How about this? I’m back. I don’t love it. I don’t love that my life is just going to continue to have people telling me to run into oncoming traffic, swallow a barrel.”

It was revealed last May that McAfee reportedly signed a contract with ESPN for his self-named YouTube show worth $85 million over five years.

Herbstreit’s love for McAfee is no secret though. What he said Wednesday was genuine since he previously said he would’ve followed McAfee had the latter left College GameDay.

“I’m just going to say this right now,” Herbstreit told McAfee. “If you dare even think of leaving College GameDay, I’m leaving with you. I am. I am. I’m dead serious.”