Working with huge crowds isn’t everyone’s forte. Many fumble their words or aren’t likeable enough to get those crowds behind them. However, ESPN’s College Gameday host Pat McAfee is a different animal when it comes to handling crowds. And on a day when two rival broadcasters find themselves live from the same campus, Happy Valley. McAfee took a jibe at Tom Brady’s employer, Fox Sports Network.

With Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff airing alongside ESPN’s College Gameday coverage, McAfee fired up the crowd by calling shots on Big Noon Kickoff. “This game is not at night. This is a big noon kickoff. Kind of a mixed reaction. I don’t think there’s any people at their set. That’s on them. Not on us.” Well, you can’t really disagree with Pat there, as College GameDay coverage started at 9 a.m. ET. While Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff was slated to start an hour later. Thereby, seeing Penn State fans flooding College GameDay sets isn’t surprising.

And considering the highly anticipated clash between Ohio State and Penn State, the fans would be present in huge numbers at Beaver Stadium. Well, taking jibes at Fox wasn’t the only thing that McAfee did at the start of their show. He also started the “WE ARE PENN STATE” chants, thereby showcasing his energy on the show.

While McAfee called out the Fox Network for their Big Noon Kickoff. Fans were quick to voice their frustrations with calls to boycott, “Anyone caught at the big noon broadcast loses their alumni status. We’ve been robbed of a white out night game.” And the Penn State fans didn’t stop there as some instead called in favor of Gameday, “Nah go to Gameday and boycott Big Noon Kickoff since they’re the reason this isn’t a night game.”

This Big Ten Showdown was supposed to be a night game. However, Fox decided to prefer the noon kickoff, thereby causing resentment among college football fans. While Fox faces backlash from their fans and Pat McAfee, he continues to propel ESPN’s College GameDay coverage to greater heights.

Pat McAfee’s energy surges GameDay viewership

Entering his third season on the sets of College GameDay, Pat McAfee is driving viewership to the moon for ESPN. He has turned out to be the man that college football fans resonate their passion with. Every Saturday morning, McAfee is said to bring north of 2.1 million viewers to his coverage of college games. Seeing record-breaking numbers ESPN’s college football coordinating producer Matthew Garrett was quick to praise his host by calling him a ‘weapon’, “McAfee is a unique talent, and he had an incredible ability for engaging the on-site crowd. If you ask me, it’s unmatched by anybody else on television.”

Garrett even reiterated his importance to the show by keeping him ahead of others, “There is not anybody who I would rather in front of a live audience than Pat. He’s just the best at it. He’s a weapon for us on the show and making every Saturday morning really appointment television.” As Pat McAfee impresses yet again with his Big Ten Showdown clash coverage this week. He sure knows how to bring those crowds in favor of him.