University of Utah apologizes to Pat McAfee after students mock the ESPN host

NBC News reports: The University of Utah apologized on Monday to ESPN’s Pat McAfee after a handful of students mocked him as “corny” and “creepy,” triggering the college football personality during his assignment last week to Salt Lake City. Students had made moderately disparaging remarks about the former Indianapolis Colts punter, which were taped and published on the school’s Instagram, though the footage has since been deleted. “We sincerely apologize for creating any perception that Pat was unsafe or unwelcome on our campus,” the university said in a statement on social media. “Nothing could be further from the truth.

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