"The South Florida Bulls kicker Nico Gramatica won a college football game for the South Florida Bulls on Saturday (6 September), by scoring a 20-yard field goal over favourites Florida Gators. And what better to celebrate a victory than staring longingly and romantically into the eyes of your teammate, holder Chase Leon? At least, that's what the internet have assumed the pair were doing after a screenshot of the players went mega-viral on X following the game."
"A screenshot of the moment posted to X account @V 0LofTheWild captioned, "Just a couple of dudes beating Florida. Beautiful. Keep your kickers close," has at time of reporting been seen over 7.7 million times Just a couple of dudes beating Florida. Beautiful. Keep your kickers close pic.twitter.com/8Ks5OiU3cb- VOLofTheWild (@V0LofTheWild) September 7, 2025 The moment between Leon and Gramatica garnered some excellent reactions on X, with many pining for the romance between the pair to be verified."
"Unfortunately for those hoping for some real-life-gay-college-football-player-romance, Leon has now clarified that he's not gay, commenting under an OutSports Instagram post of the story. "Not gay but thanks guys," he wrote alongside a laughing emoji and a rock-n-roll hand sign."
Nico Gramatica won the game for the South Florida Bulls with a 20-yard field goal. A celebratory frame showing Gramatica and holder Chase Leon sharing an intimate-looking embrace was screenshotted and posted on X, drawing millions of views and fans reading romance into the moment. Numerous users reacted with humorous and affectionate comments about homoeroticism in sports. Leon replied under an OutSports Instagram post, writing "Not gay but thanks guys" with a laughing emoji and a rock-n-roll hand sign. An AI-generated video later circulated falsely depicting the pair kissing.
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