Civil engineering major Daniel Villasenor after winning the College GameDay Kicking Contest: ‘’As soon as I saw it had a chance of going through, I went crazy.’
BERKELEY – Berkeley fans scream at a free-throw shooter during the fourth quarter. The University of Southern California and Cal-Berkeley played in a women’s college basketball game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. on Feb. 4, 2024 Rocking black and gray checkered vans sneakers, Daniel Villasenor – a Livermore High alum – won the College GameDay Kicking Contest, knocking in a 33-yard field goal to win the $100,000 prize while raising $600,000 for Hurricane Helene relief.
“It was amazing,” Villasenor told the Bay Area News Group. “It was just an incredible moment. As soon as I saw it had a chance of going through, I went crazy.” Villasenor missed his first attempt for a $75,000 prize, but show host Pat McAfee, a former kicker himself, gave the civil engineering major a second chance for an even large payout.Immediately after Villasenor’s kick went through the uprights, he was mobbed by McAfee and GameDay’s co-host Kirk Herbstreit. The moment went viral on social media with Herbstreit’s X post garnering 1.2 million views as of 11 a.m. Saturday morning.
Daniel Villasenor attended Livermore High School. Prior to this kick, Daniel, a soccer player, had only attempted a handful of field goals in his life — never from that far.
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