I gotta believe he was kidding RT @SeanIsOfficial: @jemelehill somebody tell Darnell Dockett to chill http://t.co/APyvdYbs
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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 08, 2013
Oh, dear. During last night’s national championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama, ESPN sportscaster Brent Musburger drew attention to Katherine Webb, Miss Alabama and the girlfriend of Alabama’s quarterback.
Nothing wrong with more @_KatherineWebb !!! http://t.co/qp1N4Yqp—
LOL Sport Pics (@LOLsportPics) January 08, 2013
Impact Player of the 1st Half – Katherine Webb – #BCSChampionship http://t.co/Gqollq20—
NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) January 08, 2013
The pictures above may help explain Musburger’s drooling, heh.
Musburger all fired up about Katherine Webb, katherine #iseeyou—
Alex Beaton (@Thaa_Beat) January 08, 2013
Katherine Webb just got the "Musburger Seal of Approval."—
Adam Amin (@adamamin) January 08, 2013
From here on out, AJ McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb will be the best part of the game. Musburger's creepy comments will be a close 2nd—
Marc Bertrand (@Marc_Bertrand) January 08, 2013
Musburger on McCarron gf. "You are looking live at the hottest Southern woman I've drooled over since Jenn Sterger…" deadspin.com/5974000/brent-…—
AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports) January 08, 2013
Did you catch Brent Musburger going gaga over Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb during… fb.me/2mpIm7zQ5—
Dave O'Brien (@DaveOBrienHank) January 08, 2013
Best part of last nights game:"Brent Musburger Is A Bit Too Infatuated With A.J. McCarron's Girlfriend, Katherine Webb" deadspin.com/5974000/brent-…—
Louie Delgadillo (@LouieDelgadillo) January 08, 2013
This young fan, captured in photo by a parody account, also seems to be suffering from a bout of puppy love.
Me and @_KatherineWebb at the game. http://t.co/g69CYPPb—
Play 60 Kid (@NatePlay60) January 08, 2013
This drew the attention of the NFL’s Darnell Dockett.
Wake up to see Darnell Dockett just dirty macking at 7am—
Doc Dre (@dredreezy) January 08, 2013
At least the Arizona Cardinals’ Darnell Dockett didn’t pull a Weiner; no pics accidentally tweeted publicly. Alas, he did tweet out his phone number on his public timeline instead of via direct message. He swiftly deleted the tweets, natch, but Twitter is forever.
Dockett tried to tempt Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb, with the sweet siren call of … Wingstop and a strip club. Roll Wingstop?
Anyone want to call @ddockett? "Aye @_KatherineWebb hit me (240) 464-4150 when game over, lets go to wing stop then King of diamond, 😉”—
Matt Tate (@_MattTate_) January 08, 2013
Darnell Dockett asking out AJ McCarron's girlfriend on twitter is hilarious. Wings and the strip club, Darnell? Come on man.—
Brock Konrad (@BrockKonrad) January 08, 2013
What gal can resist such an offer? Wingstop sweetens the deal.
@ddockett #ThingsHappen Nevertheless you are more than welcome to pay us a visit Darnell!! Try our #BonelessWings
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Wingstop Restaurants (@wingstop) January 08, 2013
Aye babe I know I know. @_KatherineWebb ill be there shortly! lockerz.com/s/275364265—
DARNELL DOCKETT (@ddockett) January 08, 2013
Darnell Dockett's so cute thinking he had anything to do with Katherine Webb getting some followers…—
MH (@HIM_88) January 08, 2013
Yep, Ms. Webb’s Twitter follower count is exploding. We suspect it might have more to do with Ms. Webb than Dockett’s lame hit on attempt.
Correction to prior tweet: @_KatherineWebb has gained far, far more than 15,000 followers today. It's more like 60,000…and still rising.—
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 08, 2013
AJ McCarron's girlfriend @_KatherineWebb had 562 followers this morning according to @TheCounter. She is now over 30,000.—
darren rovell (@darrenrovell) January 08, 2013
A.J. McCarron wins title, newly famous girlfriend, @_KatherineWebb phone dies from gaining so many twitter followers yhoo.it/VM6JcY—
Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 08, 2013
RT @BrianFaughnan: Am told that @_KatherineWebb went from 2K Twitter followers to over 120K over the last 12 hours.—
Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) January 08, 2013
AJ McCarron's girlfriend @_KatherineWebb has now surpassed 100,000 followers twitpic.com/btfi47—
darren rovell (@darrenrovell) January 08, 2013
#TheThirst RT @BleacherReport: Even LeBron James started following A.J. McCarron's girlfriend (@_KatherineWebb) tonight http://t.co/4KIZccqa—
Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 08, 2013
The Google search chart of Katherine Webb tonight…Boy that escalated quickly via — @darrenrovell http://t.co/OohpD6qj—
Kevin Munie (@KMunie7) January 08, 2013
You and everyone else, apparently.. RT @FloridaJayhawk: Now Following: @_KatherineWebb—
(@BiasedGirl) January 08, 2013
She is now at over 126,000 followers and counting. Ms. Webb took the attention in stride, and continued rooting for her boyfriend’s team.
Oh lord….lol “@JJohnson017: @_KatherineWebb local radio station talking about how hott you are haha #Miami”—
Katherine Webb (@_KatherineWebb) January 07, 2013
Go get em' babe. #RTR @10AJMcCarron http://t.co/2ZK2Ygo2—
Katherine Webb (@_KatherineWebb) January 07, 2013
So extremely blessed… @10AJMcCarron. Congrats to Alabama and making history! #BCSChamps—
Katherine Webb (@_KatherineWebb) January 08, 2013
Boyfriend A.J. McCarron takes it with a grain of salt, too. And some smack talk!
@ddockett boy stop! U gotta better chance with them strippers then this way homie know that. better stop eating them wings and win. All love—
AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 08, 2013
@10AJMcCarron 😂😭😂😭😂 I made "OUR" girl famous tonight she had less than 5k followers now she over 80k! We all can go to wingstop! 😬—
DARNELL DOCKETT (@ddockett) January 08, 2013
@ddockett u better worry ab being in them playoffs, then going to king of diamonds homie.. #betterkeepdreaming like the rest of these dudes—
AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 08, 2013
@ddockett and talk to them and tell them to get me and I will come help y'all!—
AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 08, 2013
As for the instigator of it all, creepy Brent Musburger?
The age difference between Brent Musburger (ESPN announcer) and Katherine Webb (AJ McCarron's girlfreind) is 50.—
Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) January 08, 2013
RT @JennieWTHR: There's now an @creepymusberger account. Only person it's following? @_KatherineWebb—
(@DKinnamon) January 08, 2013
Heh.
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Update: EPSN apologizes for Musburger’s comments:
"We apologize…" ESPN's statement regarding Brent Musberger's comments about A.J. McCarron's girlfriend: bit.ly/ZjdmnS—
SB Nation (@sbnation) January 08, 2013
Full statement from Mike Soltys, ESPN’s vice president of communications:
Have been asked on focus on @_KatherineWebb in BCS: We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that.
