Britain Covey sets Twitter ablaze with jokes after big start to Rose Bowl

Britain Covey has already had a sensational Rose Bowl against Ohio State, and the Utah junior still has a big chunk of the game remaining, including the second half.

Covey was a part of the Utes’ 2014 recruiting class, but took 2 years off for mission work, so he’s a much older junior than normal. That only fueled more comedic fire by college football fans and media. Middle-aged menace, and grand daddy of them all got the jokes going, but they were far from alone.

Covey opened the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown catch, and then his 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown got fans going.

Once Covey hit the kickoff return, the jokes poured in on social media.

UTAH 97-YARD KICK RETURN TD ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Vx5K537La6

— ESPN (@espn) January 1, 2022

Britain Covey has been around so long he committed to Utah just 14 days after Ohio State won the 2014 national championship. pic.twitter.com/4JucSPhIII

— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) January 1, 2022

Britain Covey IS the Grandaddy of them all

— Michael Lev (@MichaelJLev) January 1, 2022

BRITAIN COVEY! MIDDLE AGED MENACE

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 1, 2022

Marvin Harrison catching TD passes. We have all been here before. (Britain Covey may have been in the same recruiting class as Marvin Sr.)

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) January 1, 2022

Britain Covey’s playing career is as long as Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan coaching career.

This is a serious tweet. They faced off in the 2015 opener.

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) January 1, 2022

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady fighting over who gets to draft Britain Covey first pic.twitter.com/U9SP42E9dv

— Jordan Mendoza (@jordan_mendoza5) January 1, 2022

congrats to Britain Covey, playing in his final collegiate game after 14 years at Utah

— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) January 1, 2022

Britain Covey, who started playing college football in the Obama administration, puts Utah up 7-0.

— Pacific Talks (@PacificTalks) January 1, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.