A Cal student had the moment of a lifetime while participating in Pat McAfee's kicking contest on ESPN's College GameDay. Daniel, a civil engineering

Cal fans excitedly swarmed a section of ESPN's "College GameDay" several hours before the show's 6 a.m. P.T. start time.

But the Cal fans weren’t done. Because former Alabama coach Nick Saban was on the set wearing his crimson tie, too. Now, he may be the greatest college coach of the modern era, but if you’re in the Bay Area wearing red around Cal fans, none of that matters.