The SEC failed to appear in the national championship game for the first time since 2005 Monday night, but that doesn’t mean some of its players were following along on social media.
South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper was one of several players to give a pre-game prediction and very few picked the Buckeyes:
I like Oregon over Ohio St tonight ! #DucksWin
— Pharoh Cooper (@KingTutt_chdown) January 12, 2015
Referencing former prep teammate and Ohio State linebacker Tyquan Lewis from Tarboro (N.C.) High, Georgia’s Todd Gurley provided his friend with a boost of confidence on IG prior to kickoff:
Ball out today lil bro @PrimeTime_Lewis turn up time.. #252 — Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) January 12, 2015
Florida’s Vernon Hargreaves delivered a strong opinion on Oregon’s Nike camouflage baselayer:
Camo tights tho oh ?
— Vernon Hargreaves (@_VH3) January 13, 2015
Referencing Byron Marshall’s 70-yard touchdown in the third quarter that was nearly taken off the board after a fumble at the goal line, Ole Miss wideout Quincy Adeboyejo heard an earful from his mother:
My mom ran in the living room screaming I better not ever drop the ball at the goaline like that? ok mom I won’t, I promise — Quincy Adeboyejo (@QuincyA18) January 13, 2015
Following that score that cut the Ducks’ deficit to four points, Alabama cornerback Eddie Jackson found the Twitter mute button apparently:
Now Here Go All The Fake Oregon Fans.
— Eddie Jackson (@EJackson_4) January 13, 2015
Gamecocks running back Mike Davis wasn’t happy with Oregon’s performance, but then gave props to Ezekiel Elliott’s mammoth outing in the Ohio State backfield:
Damn you Oregon smh — IG Mike28Davis (@Mike28davis) January 13, 2015
Zeke Elliot is real !
— IG Mike28Davis (@Mike28davis) January 13, 2015
