“Me Being Soft”: ESPN’s Pat McAfee Reveals Social Media Retreat After Utah College GameDay Criticism Spills Into Political TV

Pat McAfee is used to being at the center of attention, but not the kind of attention he has been getting lately. The outspoken ESPN personality has found himself facing questions over his reaction to student heckling, with the debate even catching the attention of Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough. Now, as the criticism continues to follow him, McAfee seems to be rethinking how much online criticism he wants to engage with. “I’ve been staying off of X,” McAfee said on The Pat McAfee Show .