PAT McAfee was missing from the set of his own show this Monday.
But the host’s popular self-titled show went on as scheduled with a guest presenter.
Monday’s episode began with a surprise at midday ET.
“Hello beautiful people,” the guest host said in typical McAfee fashion as the camera panned onto set.
NFL Network presenter and reporter Ian Rapoport was instead sat behind McAfee’s desk.
Rapoport used to appear on the show regularly before it was licensed by ESPN.
The regular news segments he used to feature in are now done by ESPN insider Adam Schefter.
But Rapoport was happy to be back, even if he had no idea where McAfee was.
He said, “I am guesting for Pat today, I’m very happy to be here.
“Pat is of course not here. He is… I have no idea.
“He could be literally anywhere.
“Last time I was doing this, he was doing some kind of WWE thing overseas.”
McAfee’s show is usually on ESPN from midday ET until 2 pm ET and continues on You Tube.
This week it has undergone some schedule changes.
ESPN listings show it is only on the channel from 12 pm ET until 1 pm ET from Monday through Wednesday.
The 1 pm ET until 2 pm ET window is on ESPN2 as the main channel switches to little league baseball.
And The Pat McAfee Show is completely off air on Thursday and Friday.
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ESPN also has rights to the US Open tennis in Flushing Meadows, New York.
The tournament begins Sunday and action starts at 11 am ET for the first 10 days or so of competition.
That means McAfee’s show will be shown on ESPN2 instead of the main channel next week.
It is unlikely to be back on ESPN’s main channel until the start of the NFL season.
The new campaign kicks off Thursday 4 September with the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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