As the calendar flipped to November and college football’s regular season entered its final stretch, the stakes were higher than ever in Week 10. But amidst the crucial conference clashes and Top 25 showdowns, the real action was heating up on social media, where victorious teams wasted no time roasting their vanquished foes.
Ohio State’s Whiteout Troll Caps Pivotal Win
Leading the charge was none other than Ohio State, who walked into Happy Valley and handed Penn State their first loss of the season in a 20-13 grinder. The win was the Buckeyes’ eighth straight in the bitter Big Ten rivalry, as well as their 12th in the past 13 meetings.
Never ones to let an opportunity for pettiness pass them by, Ohio State’s social media squad fired off a scorching troll job minutes after the final whistle. The graphic featured Brutus Buckeye gleefully painting over the zero in Penn State’s formerly unbeaten record with “whiteout” – a cheeky reference to the Nittany Lions’ iconic Beaver Stadium tradition.
“We’ll fix that for ya,” the caption read, followed by a winking emoji.
Northwestern Derails Purdue’s Season
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Northwestern piled even more misery on Purdue with a 26-20 overtime win, handing the floundering Boilermakers their seventh straight loss and second OT heartbreaker on the year. The Wildcats couldn’t resist poking at their opponent’s locomotive motif afterward.
“Like a Runaway Freight Train,” Northwestern bragged on Twitter, with a graphic featuring a Wildcat running back barreling over the Purdue defense.
Record Day Propels Ole Miss Roast of Arkansas
A career game from Ole Miss wide receiver Jordan Watkins fueled the Rebels’ 63-31 beatdown of SEC rival Arkansas. After hanging a basketball score on the Razorbacks and likely ending their bowl hopes, Ole Miss took to Twitter with some subtle hog-roasting.
The graphic featured a single line – “Cooked up a W” – but the bacon emoji at the end left little question as to the subtext. A follow-up tweet inquired if anyone was up for some barbecue. Arkansas was unavailable for comment.
Syracuse Rallies Past Virginia Tech in OT
Down 21-3 early, Syracuse stormed back to force overtime against Virginia Tech before prevailing thanks to a LeQuint Allen touchdown in extra time. The Orange got in on the cooked mascot theme, dropping a graphic of Otto the Orange triumphantly standing over a roasted VT turkey or Hokie – knife in hand.
“BOOM roasted!” read the tweet from Syracuse football’s account.
Jackson State Celebrates Homecoming Beatdown
A 41-3 homecoming slaughter of Arkansas-Pine Bluff for Deion Sanders‘ Jackson State squad called for something a little stronger than the standard “Belt to Ass” TikTok trend popular among victorious teams this season.
Instead, the Tigers upped the ante, swapping the belt for an extension cord with the caption “It ain’t even a belt no more…it’s an extension cord.” While Week 10 underscored how much is at stake as the season enters its home stretch, the postgame trolls served as a reminder that even in high-pressure moments, it’s still a game. And for the winners, there’s always time for a little fun at the loser’s expense.
