{
  "id": 8481250,
  "title": "Ole Miss student wins $1 million in Pat McAfee field goal challenge on College GameDay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ole-miss-student-wins-1-million-in-pat-mcafee-field-goal-challenge-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ole-miss-student-wins-1-150024953.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 19, 2026, an unnamed Ole Miss freshman finance student named James Whitehead won $1 million in Pat McAfee's field goal challenge on ESPN's College GameDay. The freshman, hailing from Pennsylvania, accomplished the feat by successfully kicking a field goal on his first attempt, barefooted, leaving ample room for a miss. McAfee described Whitehead's performance as \"the best kick we have ever seen.\" The Ole Miss Rebels, ranked No. 9, were set to host College GameDay before facing off against No. 7 LSU, marking the return of Coach Lane Kiffin at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Prior to the challenge, Whitehead admitted in an interview that he had never kicked a football before, having only played soccer during his youth.",
  "summary": "An Ole Miss student won $1 million from kicking a field goal on \"College GameDay\" before the Rebels play LSU.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Our final Ole Miss football vs LSU predictions for Lane Kiffin's return today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/our-final-ole-miss-football-vs-lsu-predictions-for-lane-kiffins",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:04:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Ole Miss Made a Drastic Change Ahead of Lane Kiffin’s Return to Oxford",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ole-miss-made-a-drastic-change-ahead-of-lane-kiffins-return-to-oxford",
        "published": "2026-09-19T16:39:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}