University of Utah apologizes to ESPN host Pat McAfee over student video

The University of Utah said it takes full responsibility for a social-media video that featured a Pat McAfee impression by students and was posted on the school’s official Instagram account. In a statement released Monday, university officials said they had reached out to McAfee to sincerely apologize for the incident and later removed the video.

McAfee, who was a guest on ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from Salt Lake City on Saturday, had earlier joked that he would "never see you again, hopefully" when addressing the crowd. He later expressed discomfort with the student video on his own ESPN show, noting that the clip included remarks calling him "corny" and "creepy" and that it was posted by the university rather than by the students independently.

The incident follows the seventh College GameDay appearance in Salt Lake City, which took place ahead of the Houston-Utah game. The university’s apology aims to address the concerns raised by McAfee and the broader audience.