The ESPN host returns home from the College Football Playoff National Championship for the cutest daddy-daughter moment.

Pat McAfee threw down the 'Horns Down' all pregame, picking Ohio State. The post Pat McAfee Lifts Spirits With Heartfelt Gesture for Young Texas Fan Amid Cotton Bowl Dilemma appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Friday night’s Cotton Bowl was a tough watch for most Texas Longhorns fans ... a nice memory courtesy of “College GameDay” host Pat McAfee, who gave him a shout-out on the ESPN broadcast.

Emotions ran high in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the Longhorns' dream to reach the national championship game was shattered.

On Thursday's episode of his ESPN show, McAfee was previewing the Texas vs. Ohio State game and spilled the beans on his personal chats with "The Undertaker." McAfee said that the WWE Hall of Famer is hyped for the CFP semifinal, and is rooting for a Texas win.

Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk react to Steve Sarkisian's new seven-year contract with the Texas Longhorns.

Texas Longhorns backup quarterback Arch Manning was a major talking point all season, with fans repeatedly calling for him to take over the starting job from Quinn Ewers, who has held the position for the past three years. Those conversations continued during Texas’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals last Friday.

ESPN analysts Pat McAfee before the game between ... Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images After the game, however, McAfee was all love for a young Texas fan who needed some after watching his favorite ...

They are riding a powerful wave of redemption into their Cotton Bowl matchup versus Texas. Ohio State ... defense like the one that the Longhorns possess. Pat McAfee does not believe that will ...

The Texas Longhorns are underdogs headed into Friday night's Cotton Bowl matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes, but don't tell that to the legend

Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk react to Steve Sarkisian's new seven-year contract with the Texas Longhorns.

Pat McAfee extols the Ohio State football offense on College GameDay, hours before a CFP semis clash with Texas