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Kyle Koster

Indiana Fan Goes Down With Brutal Injury Before 'College GameDay' Kicking Segment

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College GameDay saw an unfortunate kicking injury. | @BostonConner on X

College GameDay descended on Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday and Hoosiers fans showed up in droves. The football team also continued a generational season with a two-touchdown victory over Washington, moving to 8-0 on the year and establishing themselves as legitimate College Football Playoff contenders. Vibes simply could not be higher.

But, not for everyone. Jake, the Indiana fan first selected to do Pat McAfee's Kicking Contest on GameDay, straight-up did not have a good time after suffering an injury preparing to boot a ball on national television. One of McAfee's producers helpfully shared footage of the gnarly situation.

That right there is close to being the worst-case scenario. One moment you're dreaming of what to do with $300,000 and the next you're realizing every conversation from this point forward will be about the non-contact injury that was well-documented on an iconic televisions show.

With Jake out, McAfee had to find someone else brave enough to try to split the uprights and, spoiler alert, he did not.

Doctors would probably tell you otherwise but it seems like randomly kicking a 33-yard field goal out of the blue is something that you should just try once instead of trying to warm up. It's just one of those things that's either going to happen or not based on a swing of a leg and more repetitions only invite potential disaster.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Indiana Fan Goes Down With Brutal Injury Before 'College GameDay' Kicking Segment.

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