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A Duke fan tried a field goal to win $1M on College GameDay. He hilariously drilled a camera instead.

Just a bit outside.

Look, placekicking is hard. We see it every week in college football and the NFL.

Last week, we had the Clemson kicker missing a game-winner against Florida State. Two weeks ago, Harrison Mevis of Missouri set an SEC record for the longest made field goal, but he’s also missed an extra point this year. Finding a good, consistent kicker can be extremely difficult – Virginia turned to a 34-year-old for his services on kickoffs this year.

Pat McAfee and ESPN’s College GameDay are trying to do their part to inform fans how difficult kicking a field goal is. Each week, McAfee – who kicked and punted for West Virginia and the Indianapolis Colts – has been pulling a fan out of the crowd and putting up some of his own cash. If the fan makes the kick, they get to keep the cash.

In Durham, N.C. on Saturday, a Duke fan missed the uprights – which would have won him $1 million – but did not miss the camera that someone was holding in the crowd.

It should be noted that this was this student’s second attempt. The first one also missed by a wide margin.

Better luck next time.

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ESPN College GameDay picks Notre Dame at Duke plus more Week 5 games

Do you agree with GameDay’s picks for this weekend?

For the second week in a row, [autotag]ESPN College GameDay[/autotag] was on location for a [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] contest.

Although the Irish are on the road for this one, it still shouldn’t dull down the fact that the game against Duke is one of the biggest contest of the weekend.

The crew of [autotag]Desmond Howard[/autotag], [autotag]Pat McAfee[/autotag], [autotag]Lee Corso[/autotag] and [autotag]Kirk Herbstreit[/autotag] were joined by actor, comedian, doctor and former Duke alum [autotag]Ken Jeong[/autotag] as the guest picker for Week 5’s action.

Find out below who each of them picked to win this weekend’s biggest games and if you agree with the panel.

Duke’s Mike Elko gives a thumbs down to Michigan State job opening on College GameDay

It’s a no on Michigan State from Duke’s Mike Elko.

It’s not even October, but silly season for college football has already begun with two head coach openings in the Big Ten at Northwestern and Michigan State.

One name that has not only been floating around, but quickly rising to the top on wishlists is second-year Duke head coach Mike Elko. And for good reason. The Blue Devils went 9-4 last season in Elko’s first year at the helm – marking just the seventh time in program history that Duke had won at least nine games in a single season. This year, Duke is off to a 4-0 start, ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 Poll – its highest ranking since 1994 – and is hosting ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time ever Saturday ahead of the Blue Devils’ matchup with Notre Dame.

With that, the head coach of the team that hosts GameDay typically appears on the show. And since Michigan State made its firing of Mel Tucker official this week, the GameDay crew hypothesized about who should be the next coach to lead the Spartans.

During this discussion, Elko was standing slightly out of frame, but Pat McAfee guided a camera toward him, begging for a response.

Elko simply shook his head and gave a thumbs down.

Elko, 46, did just sign an extension with Duke this past offseason and, in a short time, is taking the program to heights it has only seen a handful of times before.

If the Blue Devils keep winning, McAfee’s fake offer for him to take over at Michigan State won’t be the only one he may have to consider turning down.

Questions Notre Dame needs to answer to defeat Duke

What questions do you want to see the Irish answer against Duke?

[autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] can get back on track this Saturday evening on the road against [autotag]Duke[/autotag], but it won’t be easy.

The Blue Devils are undefeated, have a very solid win against Clemson on their resume and ESPN College GameDay is in Durham, North Carolina. The game is being played in prime time. The Irish need to show up.

There are some questions that Notre Dame will need to answer in order to get a ranked road victory on Saturday night. Here are five of those that if Notre Dame is able to answer, they should return to South Bend with a win.

Know your foe, Duke: Which Blue Devils could give Notre Dame problems

The Irish face off against a very good Duke team

For the second weekend in a row, [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] will face off against another ranked team in [autotag]Duke[/autotag].

We know it’s a big game, ESPN College GameDay will be in attendance, as the Irish hit the road for this contest. Not many expected the Blue Devils to be undefeated and ranked to face Notre Dame when the season started, but here were are.

Duke has been surprisingly good on defense, their most points given up this season has been 14 to, check notes, Northwestern. The Mildcats won’t have nearly the firepower that the Irish bring, but holding Clemson down in the season opener was impressive.

Here are five Blue Devils that could give Notre Dame problems on Saturday evening.

Social media reactions to Ken Jeong being Duke guest picker for College Gameday

Social media reaction to UNC and Duke alumni Ken Jeong being named the Blue Devil’s guest picker for College Gameday.

This year has been an excellent season for ACC programs in college football, with four schools being ranked in the Associated Press’s Top 25 poll.

One of those schools is UNC’s arch-rival, Duke Blue Devils. The program that saw Coach K be sent into retirement will host College GameDay for their highly anticipated meeting with Notre Dame.

In College GameDay fashion, Duke will have their special guest picker, who has already been named Ken Jeong.

Yes, the same Jeong, an alumni of both UNC and Duke. However, it has been clear that his loyalty is to the darker blue.

The decision to make Jeong the celebrity guest picker is great, especially when accounting for his humor and how fun he was the last time he appeared on a College GameDay.

Unsurprisingly, this decision brought quite a reaction, with fans discussing the decision to have Jeong as Duke’s football first-ever celebrity picker. Let us look at how social media reacted to this.

ACC football power rankings after Week 4: Florida State cements place atop the conference, Clemson drops

Here is a look at our ACC power rankings following Week 4 of the 2023 college football season.

The ACC looks very different this season, with Florida State taking down Clemson 31-24 in overtime as they cemented their spot atop the conference. 

As Florida State held onto the top spot in the ACC, Clemson fell further down the rankings as they failed to take advantage of a huge opportunity. The ACC looks stronger than many expected heading into this season, and in a shocking turn, the Tigers are not among the top tier of this conference through four weeks. 

There is a lot of season left for his to change, but right now, the conference looks far different than many would have expected. Here are our ACC football power rankings following Week 4 action.

Could Chapel Hill be getting a visit from College GameDay?

The College GameDay Crew hinted at a possible visit to Chapel Hill for the UNC-Duke football game on Saturday, Nov. 11.

The UNC football team’s 3-0 start has garnered the attention of many in the college football world.

At the start of college football season, you tend to see Power 5 schools playing FCS schools or FBS teams playing those outside of the Power 5.

Not the Tar Heels – who’ve taken down two Power 5 opponents in South Carolina (SEC) and Minnesota (Big 10), plus one of the top Group of 5 teams in App State (Sun Belt).

UNC’s defense has played a major factor in the undefeated start, only allowing six total second-half points in the South Carolina and App State games. The Tar Heels have also enjoyed breakout offensive performances from Drake Maye, Omarion Hampton and Nate McCollum.

There’s another ACC school just down Tobacco Road – Duke – that’s turned many heads and quickly become one of the ACC’s best teams early in the year.

The Blue Devils broke onto the scene in their first game, upsetting Clemson in a result (28-7) very few saw coming. Duke forced three turnovers and only allowed a second-quarter Will Shipley touchdown.

There’s some more exciting news that could be coming for both teams in the near future, as the College GameDay crew hinted at a possible visit to Chapel Hill for the Saturday, Nov. 11 UNC-Duke matchup.

According to Keeping It Heel’s Nick Delahanty, College GameDay host Rece Davis spilled the beans on the Saturday, Sept. 23 broadcast ahead of the Notre Dame-Ohio State game.

UNC’s been fortunate to be a part of one College GameDay already this year, ahead of its season opener against South Carolina. It might be fortunate to be part of another.

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Lee Corso wants ESPN’s College GameDay to make its first trip to Durham next week for Notre Dame vs. Duke

Lee Corso wants ESPN’s GameDay to go to Durham. Someone call Mike Krzyzewski for guest-picking honors.

ESPN’s signature college football show “College GameDay” has been broadcasting live from campuses on Saturdays in the fall since 1993. And since its creation, there’s just a handful of Power Five schools that have never been involved in GameDay, as a host or opponent.

One of them is the Duke Blue Devils.

While we all know Duke as a powerhouse in basketball, its football team hasn’t always been consistently relevant.

But this year, in their second season with Mike Elko as head coach and Riley Leonard at quarterback, the Blue Devils are pretty dang good. Heading into this week’s matchup at UConn, Duke is 3-0 and ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25 Poll – its highest ranking since 1994.

Since Duke has never been part of GameDay as an opponent or host, that means longtime panelist Lee Corso has never had the chance to put the Blue Devil on during his weekly headgear pick. He’s lobbying for that to change.

In a video shared Saturday morning by WSJS (Winston-Salem, N.C.) host Josh Graham, Corso – who is talking with fellow GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit – says “I hope we go up (to Duke) … I’ll pick Duke. I don’t care.”

“I think, personally, even if Notre Dame loses today, we ought to go to Duke.”

Notre Dame plays Ohio State on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana. The Irish would still likely be ranked in the AP Poll even if they lose, creating a ranked versus ranked matchup at Durham, N.C.’s Wallace Wade Stadium on Sept. 30 (assuming Duke, +21.5 favorites on Saturday at UConn, beats the Huskies).

Later in the video, Herbstreit asks Corso, “Cameron Crazies – do they do football too?” And indeed, they do. Duke students rushed the field earlier this season when Duke upset Clemson in Week One.

Hosting Notre Dame – and College GameDay – would likely create a similar atmosphere in Durham with a rowdy crowd.

Should ESPN follow Corso’s request, choosing a celebrity guest picker for Duke versus Notre Dame should be easy. Retired Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski should be available.

Ruke Orhorhoro wants to thank Clemson fans for sticking with them

Ruke Orhorhoro has a message for Clemson fans.

Clemson fans were disappointed after Week 1 with head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers suffering their first loss of the season in a 28-7 defeat to the Duke Blue Devils. 

It is a game that Clemson had no business losing, but the Tigers lost by three scores. Following the brutal loss, veteran defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro spoke during his media availability Wednesday, touching on the loss and thanking Clemson fans for sticking by the team. 

“We just want to thank you guys for just sticking with us,” he said, “because we’ve had some great wins, we have some tough losses and some ugly losses, and you guys are always finding a way to just build us up.”

It was a bad loss, but something the Tigers can learn from. Now behind them, Orhorhoro looks towards the team’s Week 2 home opener and all of the excitement that comes with a home game. 

“I’m so excited to, you know, see our fans, and I’m excited to walk through the new Tiger Walk,” Orhorhoro said. “Some of my closest friends, like Jalyn Phillips and Tyler Davis, their name is on the Tiger Walk, so it will be cool to see them and see how they feel walking through.”

The last time we saw the Tigers in Death Valley, it too ended in disappointment. Clemson handed South Carolina a win with two crucial turnovers, snapping the Tigers’ 40-game home winning streak.

“The last time we played (at Death Valley), we didn’t finish how we wanted to,” Orhorhoro said, “but I hope we start how we want to and show the fans what we’ve been working on and just pushing and getting our best foot forward and thriving.”

The Tigers face Charleston Southern on Saturday, September 9, at 2:15 p.m.