Pat McAfee‘s “Kicking is Easy” contest on ESPN’s “College GameDay” was taken to another level in Provo, Utah in Week 7. With the help of some special guests, a BYU student named Carter, dressed as Spiderman, was able to make a kick worth $3 million. That’s twice what the previous record for the kick was worth.
The contest which is still using a graphic calling it a $100,000 kick now starts at a million dollars on a weekly basis. This week McAfee roped Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith into contributing another million. On top of that, Smith’s business partner Ryan Sweeney, who went to Notre Dame, reluctantly pledge a million dollars to charity.
Former BYU football stars Austin Collie and Taysom Hill were also there, but McAfee did not ask them to pull out their wallets.
It’s unclear how legally binding these negotiations really are, but a BYU student named Carter, dressed as Spiderman, kicked a knuckleball through the uprights on his second attempt.
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HE JUST NAILED A FIELD GOAL WORTH $3 MILLION 😱🔥 THE BYU CROWD MOBBED HIM AFTER HITTING FOR 3 MILLY 💰 https://t.co/ywW4PydsGb
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 17, 2026
BYU fans knocked down barricades to swarm Carter and picked him up to celebrate. Obviously they know that dirty sodas are going to be on the house the rest of the day.
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Carter Smith nails a $3 million kick on his second chance in Pat McAfee’s kicking contest on College GameDay at BYU. 🏈💰 https://t.co/sqzvb7uZc4
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 17, 2026
Carter missed his first kick wide right, but Kirk Herbstreit helped him line it up on his second attempt. According to BYU Spiderman, he showed up on Wednesday for the game and had no idea there was a kicking contest.
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