It took Pat McAfee three months to address Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett after amplifying, during a live broadcast in ...

Cornett told NBC News in April that she and her family faced harassment. Her family’s home was “swatted,” which is when a false report is made to police to get a law enforcement response to a home.

Pat McAfee recently revealed he had the chance to apologize to the family of Mary Kate Cornett for spreading false information.

Pat McAfee apologized on his radio show for spreading a rumor about a woman and college student named Mary Kate Cornett.

Pat McAfee has apologized to Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett and her family after amplifying a false rumor about her on "The Pat McAfee Show" in February. (Frank Micelotta / Getty Images ...

An Ole Miss student, Mary Kate Cornett, was the subject of scandalous allegations, claiming that she had cheated on her boyfriend with his own father, a prominent Texas-based private banker. The ...

Pat McAfee is making his amends. The ESPN host offered up an apology to Mary Kate Cornett during Wednesday’s episode of his titular show, five months after he brought up a rumored scandal ...

Pat McAfee said he apologized to Mary Kate Cornett and her family after he discussed a rumor about her on his show in February.

Back in April, Houston native and former Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett threatened legal action against ESPN and one of their top personalities, Pat McAfee, over allegations they spread a ...

McAfee officially broke his silence on the backlash to him spreading an unfounded rumor about Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett earlier this year ...

Pat McAfee says he's apologized to Mary Kate Cornett for the role his popular ESPN show, "The Pat McAfee Show," played in amplifying a damaging rumor about her. McAfee said near the end of his ...

At the end of his two-hour show on Wednesday, McAfee issued a statement about the situation, saying he has since learned that “the story was not true and that my show played a role in the anguish ...