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 !!! pic.twitter.com/qp1N4Yqp
— Take A Lap (@FullWakesYouUp) January 8, 2013
Impact Player of the 1st Half – Katherine Webb – #BCSChampionship pic.twitter.com/Gqollq20
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) January 8, 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 8, 2013
Katherine Webb just got the "Musburger Seal of Approval."
— Adam Amin (@adamamin) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/Marc_Bertrand/status/288469486200307713
Musburger on McCarron gf. "You are looking live at the hottest Southern woman I've drooled over since Jenn Sterger…" http://t.co/YDEbE3Rh
— AJ Jakubec (@TheSuperAJ) January 8, 2013
Did you catch Brent Musburger going gaga over Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb during… http://t.co/ik1tRxpD
— Dave O'Brien (@DaveOBrienRadio) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/LouieDelgadillo/status/288624308266336257
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. pic.twitter.com/g69CYPPb
— Play 60 Kid (@NatePlay60) January 8, 2013
This drew the attention of the NFL’s Darnell Dockett.
Wake up to see Darnell Dockett just dirty macking at 7am
— Dré ?? (@dredreezy) January 8, 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, ?”
— Matthew Tate (@_MattTate_) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/BrockKonrad/status/288654836826796032
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 🙂
— Wingstop ? (@wingstop) January 8, 2013
Aye babe I know I know. @_KatherineWebb ill be there shortly! http://t.co/7DIPNenm
— DARNELL DOCKETT (@ddockett) January 8, 2013
Darnell Dockett's so cute thinking he had anything to do with Katherine Webb getting some followers…
— MH (@HIM_88) January 8, 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 8, 2013
AJ McCarron's girlfriend @_KatherineWebb had 562 followers this morning according to @TheCounter. She is now over 30,000.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/288556175295913985
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/288637657142145025
AJ McCarron's girlfriend @_KatherineWebb has now surpassed 100,000 followers http://t.co/J2Qnt0aZ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 8, 2013
#TheThirst RT @BleacherReport: Even LeBron James started following A.J. McCarron's girlfriend (@_KatherineWebb) tonight pic.twitter.com/4KIZccqa
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 8, 2013
The Google search chart of Katherine Webb tonight…Boy that escalated quickly via — @darrenrovell pic.twitter.com/OohpD6qj
— Kevin Munie (@KMunie7) January 8, 2013
You and everyone else, apparently.. RT @FloridaJayhawk: Now Following: @_KatherineWebb
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) January 8, 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 McCarron (@_KatherineWebb) January 7, 2013
Go get em' babe. #RTR @10AJMcCarron pic.twitter.com/2ZK2Ygo2
— Katherine McCarron (@_KatherineWebb) January 7, 2013
So extremely blessed… @10AJMcCarron. Congrats to Alabama and making history! #BCSChamps
— Katherine McCarron (@_KatherineWebb) January 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2013
@ddockett and talk to them and tell them to get me and I will come help y'all!
— AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 8, 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 8, 2013
RT @JennieWTHR: There's now an @creepymusberger account. Only person it's following? @_KatherineWebb
— DKinnamon (@DKinnamon) January 8, 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: http://t.co/uS9KVmW6
— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 8, 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.
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