Very buff ref becomes early star of college football national championship
The early star of Monday night's college football national championship game between Alabama and Clemson played for neither the Crimson Tide nor the Tigers.
No, the early star was a ref — an unusually buff ref, that is.
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The ref in question's name is Mike Defee, a 54-year-old who typically calls games in the Big 12 Conference. Defee is indeed particularly jacked — and his yolked-ness was amply displayed each time ESPN cameras zeroed in on him while he explained a call on the field.
The peanut gallery on Twitter, of course, had a field day with a ref who looked like he could still blow up a running play in the backfield.
when every day is arm day pic.twitter.com/V9i7kACi1l
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) January 10, 2017
Jacked ref alert. #NationalChampionship #oldmanstrength pic.twitter.com/0lXisE9wnd
— Darrell Romuld (CTV) (@CTVDarrell) January 10, 2017
Me: "everyone is tweeting about that buff ref"
Mom: "...he's hot"#NationalChampionship— Leslie Ann (@leslie_hudgeons) January 10, 2017
Anybody gives the Ref any lip tonight during the game, he might go Ultimate Warrior on them. Dude is jacked!
— War Eagle! (@wardmneagle) January 10, 2017
Bruh. This ref is freaking buff af 😂
— Niol Gonzalez (@Niol_Gonzalez) January 10, 2017
When you hit triceps earlier today and you want America to be aware. pic.twitter.com/AwWDyFaVpa
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) January 10, 2017
Don't f*** with beefy ref pic.twitter.com/3Aw8FutovW
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 10, 2017
Whys the head ref the most jacked guy on the field?
— Jim Still (@JimStill1) January 10, 2017
Many were also quick to note the similarities between Defee and Ed Hochuli, an NFL official similarly renowned for his apparent dedication to a rigorous workout regimen. Hochuli's name even briefly became a trending topic, thanks to football fans' obsession with Defee.
Yo Ed Hochuli, do you even lift bro? pic.twitter.com/MAAKCyrAjf
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) January 10, 2017
Mike Defee Vs. Ed Hochuli
Who you got? pic.twitter.com/LT5UTxzVbd— Barstool Auburn (@BarstoolAuburn) January 10, 2017
Instead of the Pro Bowl, let's just have a boxing match between Ed Hochuli and this swoll ref.
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) January 10, 2017
Too much to ask for tonight’s referee and Ed Hochuli to step into the squared circle at some point? For charity? Let’s get ‘er done.
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) January 10, 2017
Anyway, congrats to Defee on being buff and congrats to Twitter on the faves and retweets.
