Pat McAfee pledges $1 million to West Virginia NIL collective during live show in Morgantown

Pat McAfee is putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to his alma mater in the NIL game.

During the broadcast of The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, live from Morgantown ahead of Penn State visiting the Mountaineers, McAfee pledged $1 million to West Virginia’s NIL Collective in the name of the him and his teammates he played with during his collegiate career.

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We wanna say thank you to West Virginia..

I will be donating $1M to the West Virginia NIL Collective from the entire team I played alongside..

I was VERY lucky to be on that team and this is from ALL of us #WVUPMSLive pic.twitter.com/nsqPwbVuip

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 30, 2024

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“I just want to say thank you for everything you’ve done for this university. Your jersey should have been retired a long time ago,” McAfee said, speaking with West Virginia legend and NIL connoisseur Pat White. “And I think Wren Baker, I think Neal Brown, I think the people in charge right now are at a point where they understand and appreciate everything that you did for this city. What you did for this entire city, program and everything around here will never be forgotten, and thank you for making the trip up on this beautiful Friday.

“Wth that being said, I would like to make an announcement before we wrap up here, I will be donating $1 million to the West Virginia NIL collective. It will not be from my name, it will be for the entire team that I played alongside. It was all of us. I was very lucky to be on a team with you, Pat White. I was very lucky to be on a team with you, Owen Schmitt, Reed Williams, Darius Reynaud. You go through the list of absolute dogs, from front to back, that we had on those teams that changed this entire place.

“From our West Virginia team to this new West Virginia team, we want to say thank you for the hospitality. $1 million bucks. I hope you spend it in the right way, and let’s enjoy the s*** out of a weekend in Morgantown, West Virginia.”

McAfee’s decision will continue to add hype to West Virginia’s 2024 campaign. The Mountaineers are coming off a promising 2023, and many believe they could be a sleeper team in the Big 12 this season, beginning with their matchup against the Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon.

While Pat McAfee’s money won’t exactly help West Virginia beat Penn State in Week 1, he’s certainly brought some tremendous vibes to Morgantown this weekend. It all begins on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET for the Mountaineers, as their hunt for greatness gets underway in 2024.