Thursday night’s college football action gave us plenty to talk about that made it feel like we’re in midseason already.
There was already a questionable targeting call. A weird fake punt that was booted well past the line of scrimmage.
But it wasn’t officially the start of the season … until Gus Johnson screamed!
Penn State scored a last-minute touchdown to take down Purdue 35-31, and Johnson was on the call for FOX Sports. And of course, Johnson’s voice went into the upper registers as he called, “Clifford … sprints out … lofts it uuuuuuppp … TOUCHDOWN PENN STATE! UN … BELIEVABLE!”
Everyone loved it, as they should:
What a call!
Gus Johnson has me ready to run through a brick wall pic.twitter.com/nwBIdXU4fO
— Adam Breneman (@AdamBreneman81) September 2, 2022
Gus Johnson going Gus Johnson pic.twitter.com/S7hP2dftIt
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) September 2, 2022
That came after some other Gus calls people noted
This has to be the least excited we’ve ever heard Gus Johnson calling a TD pic.twitter.com/WEV6J9IR28
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 2, 2022
Gus Johnson is college football pic.twitter.com/Xu4Yc04ZOI
— Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) September 2, 2022
People loved the TD call though
Gus Johnson is the best. CFB is BACK @uSTADIUMCollege pic.twitter.com/GTc7IWSP6F
— uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) September 2, 2022
PENN STATE (-164 ML) SCORES & GUS JOHNSON IS LOSING IT 🔥
College Football is SO back.
(via @CFBONFOX) pic.twitter.com/ggproQkft2
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) September 2, 2022
Hearing Gus Johnson make these calls, college football is back.
— Maurice Moton (@MoeMoton) September 2, 2022
Gus Johnson calling dramatic moments to cap the night? Yes please.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) September 2, 2022
Gus Johnson just went full Gus Johnson. Football is back.
— chad lindskog (@chadlindskog) September 2, 2022
Gus Johnson just hit a Mariah Carey note on the TD call.
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) September 2, 2022