Pat McAfee Says 'I'm From West Virginia, Baby,' Picks Notre Dame to Beat Pitt

West Virginia alum Pat McAfee had all sorts of fun this morning on ESPN's College GameDay show, taking jabs at Pitt fans with some Country Roads, WVU's rendition of Sweet Caroline, and bringing up the Mountaineers' win over the Panthers earlier this season.

To close out the show, McAfee had to give one more to the Pitt fan base when it came to making his selection for Pitt versus Notre Dame.

"This Notre Dame team, they have no idea what they're walking into. There's a bunch of yinzers excited. There's potentially some people shirtless in this stadium about to go absolutely crazy. They're about to go bananas because the Pitt Panthers are all the way back as an ACC championship contender. How could you not pick the Pitt Panthers? Because I'm from West Virginia, baby. Let's go, Mountaineers. Yeah, right, Aaron Donald! Notre Dame beats Pitt today! Sorry about it, Aaron!"

THERE’S A BUNCH OF YINZERS EXCITED..

THEY’RE ABOUT TO GO BANANAS..

WE’VE GOT @AaronDonald97 SHIRTLESS..

HOW COULD YA NOT PICK THE PITT PANTHERS..

I'M A WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEER..

GIVE ME NOTRE DAME

JEEEZE LOUISE 😂😂 #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/gUqxB6BfC6
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 15, 2025

Pat is obviously from Plum, which is a suburb of Pittsburgh, so in some ways, it was sort of a homecoming for him. However, the fact that he said that he's "from West Virginia" means a lot to Mountaineer fans. Typically, Pat likes to pick the team that's hosting College GameDay to feed into the atmosphere and get the crowd even more amped up, but not today. There was no chance McAfee was ever going to pick Pitt. It was more of a matter of how far he'd go with his hatred of Pitt.

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