Silver was given an opportunity to kick a field goal for $400,000 — and an additional $400,000 for hurricane relief — on ESPN’s College GameDay in Athens, Georgia ahead of the Bulldogs’ matchup with Tennessee.

On ESPN College GameDay Saturday morning, Georgia freshman Henry Silver became a household name on social media when he won Pat McAfee’s kicking contest. He also drew the attention of a former Bulldogs kicker who was just as accurate – Rodrigo Blankenship.

Pat McAfee revealed an unforeseen twist involving him and Georgia student Henry Silver, who went viral for his kick on College GameDay on Saturday.

A Georgia student from Fishers, Ind. “kicked off” his weekend successfully. In an X post from College GameDay, Henry Silver — a Fishers native — kicked a field goal worth a total of $800,000 on the first try.

Pat McAfee hosted his "Kicking is Easy" challenge at the University of Georgia Saturday — and it produced not one winner but two!

The Georgia student was the lucky winner of the raffle that decides who will attempt a 33-yard field goal to win $800,000 on College GameDay – well, kind of. Belle Sessions was actually the winner of the raffle, but opted to nominate Silver for the kick with the idea to split the winnings if he made the kick.