Pat McAfee did not enjoy his visit to the University of Utah for ESPN’s College Gameday on Saturday, and now the NFL punter-turned-podcaster is blaming the school by invoking Charlie Kirk’s murder.’I’ve never been more uncomfortable, honestly, in my life, walking in front of a group of people after watching their university put out a post, basically dogging me just moments before,’ McAfee said on Monday’s episode.The problem, according to McAfee, involved a since-deleted video reportedly posted on the Utah Student Experience Instagram page. The video, which has since surfaced on other social media platforms, includes Utah students criticizing McAfee before his scheduled live remote broadcast from Salt Lake City, where the sixth-ranked Utes beat visiting Houston, 21-13, on Saturday night.According to McAfee, that video was posted moments before he stepped in front of the live campus audience, some of whom could be heard booing the ESPN star. ‘One kid goes, “Ah, he’s corny,”‘ McAfee said of the Instagram video. ‘Another kid calls me “creepy.”‘McAfee claimed he wasn’t upset about the criticism, but rather the fact that it was being posted on a school social media account. Pat McAfee did not enjoy his visit to the University of Utah for ESPN’s College GameDay McAfee took issue with a video posted on one of the school’s social media accounts (pictured)’The University puts that out, like as I’m about to go out and do an infomercial for the place, and then I’m walking in front of thousands of these people,’ he said. ‘This is how the University feels about it. It’s an uncomfortable feeling.’McAfee went on to reference Kirk’s 2025 murder at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 45 miles south of Utah’s Salt Lake City campus.Although he stopped short of mentioning Kirk by name, McAfee did urge schools in Utah to refrain from sharing divisive material.’I thought to myself, has anything like really scary happened at a college gathering in the state of Utah recently?’ McAfee asked. ‘Like, do we think we should be amplifying reasons for why people hate my guts as a University?’McAfee had other issues in Salt Lake City, too. He errantly predicted that Houston would upset the Utes, only to later admit coach Morgan Scalley’s team is, in fact, ‘good.’ He also bickered with one of the contestants in his weekly kicking contest who sneered at the $1 million prize.’Actually, how about $20,’ McAfee told the woman, who went on to miss her kick. Pat McAfee removed his shirt and took a public dig at the New York Times once again A school spokesperson has since issued a public apology to McAfee and the ESPN crew. ‘The University of Utah is grateful to have had the chance to welcome Pat McAfee and the entire ESPN College GameDay crew to campus,’ read the school statement. ‘ESPN College Game Day has visited our campus seven times and we have always enjoyed a terrific relationship and positive experiences with the entire crew.’Our goal during the visit was to create lighthearted engagement regarding Pat being back on campus, but we missed the mark. University staff are responsible for reviewing and posting content on official social media accounts and we take full accountability for that decision.’University officials have reached out to Pat to express appreciation and regret. We sincerely apologize for creating any perception that Pat was unsafe or unwelcome on our campus. Nothing could be further from the truth. Pat and the entire GameDay crew are always welcome at the University of Utah and we deeply appreciate the opportunity ESPN provides to showcase our university and community.’McAfee has been increasingly focused on the criticism he’s faced as he’s become more omnipresent across ESPN’s platforms and other areas of entertainment. Not only did he name his debut album ‘The Diary Of A Polarizing Figure,’ but he recently ripped off his shirt on College Gameday in protest of The New York Times’ criticism of him for repeatedly stripping on air.Last week, co-host Rece Davis suggested Billy Napier, now head coach at James Madison, had suddenly figured out how to coach.’I’ve always thought Billy could coach,’ Davis said. ‘That was a joke.”Oh, really? Don’t be joking on here!’ McAfee replied. ‘New York Times is gonna write an article about you! Don’t do it, Rece!’College football’s fun. GameDay might be fun too. Don’t do that, Rece. I promise you. We’re in the entertainment business.’