# Super Bowl LXI Gets Pat McAfee Treatment

> ESPN adds Pat McAfee as alternate Super Bowl LXI broadcaster.
- Title: Super Bowl LXI Gets Pat McAfee Treatment · OutKick | Shortify
- Summary: ESPN adds Pat McAfee as alternate Super Bowl LXI broadcaster. ESPN will broadcast Super Bowl LXI with Pat McAfee's alternate crew for the February game.
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- Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/super-bowl-lxi-gets-pat-mcafee-treatment-espn-adds-alternate-broadcast
- Author: Ryan Morik
- Published: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pat mcafee, super bowl lxi, espn, college game day, monday night football, valentines day, news, politics
## Pat McAfee announces alternate Super Bowl LXI broadcast
Pat McAfee will have his own alternate cast for Super Bowl LXI on ESPN in February.

> The former punter-turned-media mogul announced on Friday that he will have his own alternate cast of Super Bowl LXI in February through ESPN
## McAfee's college football presence grows
McAfee joins ESPN's Monday Night Countdown and College GameDay this season.

> Pat McAfee has had an even bigger presence this year on ESPN, joining the Monday Night Countdown pregame show, in addition to his full-time role on College GameDay
## Super Bowl LXI broadcast details
The Super Bowl will be played on Valentine's Day with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman returning to the booth.

> The game will be played on Valentine's Day
## Key takeaway

ESPN will broadcast Super Bowl LXI with Pat McAfee's alternate crew for the February game.