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McAfee and Herbstreit Apologize for Picking SMU Over Wake Forest on College GameDay

ESPN analysts Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit each picked SMU to beat No. 13 Wake Forest on Saturday's College GameDay from Boise, then acknowledged the pick was a mistake after one half of play.

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ESPN analysts Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit each picked SMU to beat No. 13 Wake Forest on Saturday's College GameDay from Boise, then acknowledged the pick was a mistake after one half of play.

It only took one half of football for Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit to admit they made a poor choice with their Wake Forest-SMU picks on College GameDay.

Yahoo Sports reported the story as "Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit apologize for 'College GameDay' prediction."

2 sources have covered this story, including Yahoo Sports and Awful Announcing. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.

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Yahoo Sports reported it first, Nov 15, 9:30 AM ET. All 2 outlets carried it within the same minute, all in the center.All in the United States.

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  1. FirstYahoo SportsNov 15, 9:30 AM ETCenter
  2. +0mAwful AnnouncingNov 15, 9:30 AM ETCenter

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