# Notre Dame leprechaun drills $500K ‘College GameDay’ kick — before student wins $1 million

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/notre-dame-leprechaun-drills-500k-college-gameday-kick-before-student-wins-1-million/
- Published: 2026-11-07T23:22:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:39:13+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/sports/notre-dame-leprechaun-drills-500k-gameday-kick-student-wins-1-million/
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Notre Dame’s mascot kicked successfully for charity.
- Student Michael Milano won $1 million.
- Both made 33-yard kicks on their second attempts.

## Summary

Notre Dame’s leprechaun mascot and student Michael Milano both made 33-yard kicks during Pat McAfee’s “College GameDay” challenge on Saturday. The mascot’s successful second attempt secured a $500,000 donation to charity, while Milano’s kick won him $1 million.

Milano, a junior and former high-school football player—correction: soccer player—from North Carolina, had never kicked an NFL-style football before the contest and missed his first attempt. Joe Montana and sponsors Guinness and Coors Light provided the charity prize money. Four contestants have now made the 33-yard kick during the 2026 college football season; McAfee played eight seasons for the Indianapolis Colts as a punter and kickoff specialist.

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