 On November 24, 2018, McAfee made his college football broadcasting debut on Fox, calling a college football game between Baylor and Texas Tech.On December 30, McAfee made his NFL broadcasting debut on Fox, joining Justin Kutcher, Robert Smith, and sideline reporter Sarah Kustok for the Lions–Packers game.On July 29, 2019, Adam Schefter announced via Twitter that McAfee would be joining ESPN as the color analyst for their "Thursday Night College Football" broadcasts, alongside Matt Hasselbeck.