Alabama wins national title over Georgia: Sports world reacts
Alabama quarter Tua Tagovailoa‘s heroics in the national championship game against Georgia had the sports world riveted on Twitter. The freshman QB’s overtime touchdown throw had pro athletes going crazy.
TUA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Mark Ingram II (@MarkIngram22) January 9, 2018
Wow..True freshman to True freshman to win the National Championship! #RollTideRoll
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) January 9, 2018
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 9, 2018
[Yahoo Store: Get your Alabama Crimson Tide championship gear right here!]
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) January 9, 2018
Impressive Win !! Congrats #Bama
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) January 9, 2018
Y’all Thought!!! #RollTide
— Tim Anderson Jr. (@TimAnderson7) January 9, 2018
My lil bruddah got him a ring … shoutout to GOD
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) January 9, 2018
I’m glad they won just for the kickers sake…. man
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 9, 2018
Twitter’s GIF game was very on point, too:
That last pass from Tua. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/meREAwxAtl
— jordan (@NotTheFakeJWILL) January 9, 2018
You got it, @Tuaamann_ : https://t.co/Q6cuaAeqgE via @GIPHY pic.twitter.com/OYUOB7TMIr
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) January 9, 2018
Jalen Hurts and the Bama kicker trying to figure out whether or not they're allowed to celebrate #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/NdOgtyywWJ
— cooper (@coophanft) January 9, 2018
Say “true freshman” again. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/jGiuRfvpFO
— Dan Mallon (@MallonDan) January 9, 2018
NFL teams trying to figure out how they can draft Tua Tagovailoa even though he is only a true freshman #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/MhweLG9mmU
— What the Sports (@realwtsports) January 9, 2018
Live look at Ohio St fans after the #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/XS1wLgMJMN
— Tim England (@tengland150) January 9, 2018
Tua's final pass of da game #BAMA #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/1Dugt1eklY
— Hurricane Harry (@Ditka2ATX) January 9, 2018
Congratulations, Alabama.
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