Identity of viral ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ from US college football match revealed

She caught the eye of millions of college football fans during the Ohio State-Georgia blockbuster — and now her identity has been revealed.

Catherine Gurd went viral after attending the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Eve between Georgia and Ohio State. Picture: Instagram/ESPN

Football fans have tracked down the Buckeyes supporter they all “fell in love” with during the Peach Bowl.

The mystery ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ has been revealed as Xavier University lacrosse player Catherine Gurd, The Sun reports.

Gurd went viral during Georgia Bulldogs’ showdown with Ohio State on New Year’s Day.

As the seconds ticked away at a tension-filled Mercedes-Benz Stadium, TV cameras panned the crowd.

They settled on Gurd, who was staring intently at the pitch with her hands clasped together in apparent prayer.

Despite the camera only being on her for three seconds, the New Albany native sent social media into meltdown.

Catherine Gurd (left) documented her Peach Bowl experience in an Instagram post shared on January 1, 2023. Picture: Instagram

A video went viral with the caption: “Someone find me this girl from Ohio State… for the love of god.”

While one fan gushed: “Those are some heartbreaker blue eyes”

Another added: “those eyes, that will make a man move to OHIO right there”

And a third said: “I saw her on TV and was just speechless”.

Gurd, a freshman at WLAX, is majoring in Biomedical Sciences and is a social media hit with over 30k followers on her Instagram page.

She was a three-year captain in lacrosse in high school and also starred on the hockey field.

Gurd took to TikTok herself to confirm her newfound notoriety.

Referencing her ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ moniker, she captioned the video: “When you kick-off 2023 with a new name”.

Gurd previously addressed the attention she received in an earlier TikTok clip, playfully writing, “POV your 3 seconds on TV somehow makes you go viral”.

Elsewhere on social media, Gurd recapped the eventful night in a post on Sunday, when she shared the now-infamous screenshot of herself. “Buckeyes forever,” she captioned the snap.

Sadly for Gurd, the Buckeyes lost in heartbreaking fashion to miss out on the national championship game.

Noah Ruggles missed what would have been a game-winning, 50-yard field goal in the final seconds.

It gave the Bulldogs a 42-41 win and will see them take on TCU on Monday in Los Angeles.

This article was originally published by The Sun and reproduced with permission

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