“No way any player is going to trash talk the Ref” - CFB world has hilarious reaction to jacked referee during Cricket Celebration Bowl

The Florida A&M Rattlers beat the Howard Bison 30-26 in the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Sunday.

The game was part of the first batch of college football bowls to be played during this weekend. The Bison held the lead until the fourth quarter. With 5:46 minutes left in the clock, the Rattlers' Jah'Marae Sheread caught a 38-yard pass to turn things around.

However, there's something apart from the game that caught the eye of fans. The internet became filled with reactions to the fitness level of the main referee of the game.

ESPN's SportsCenter posted a video of the referee with the following caption to their X account:

"Ref has been hitting the gym"

A soccer fan pointed out that no one in their right mind would argue with this ref:

Some fans pointed out that he's more buffed than many of the players on the field:

Some fans expressed their admiration in more graphical terms:

Others mixed gym jokes with football ones, we'll let you be the judge regarding if it passed the test:

Some fans are hoping to see the referee make the jump to the pro side of football in the NFL:

Some fans made the usual jokes about men skipping leg day:

A few individuals made jokes about the size of his hands:

Here's a more graphic take on the referee's hand-size joke:

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Cricket Celebration Bowl Florida A&M vs Howard: The Rattlers beat the Bison

Rattlers signal-caller Jeremy Moussa threw for 289 yards, with three touchdown passes and two interceptions in their 30-26 victory over the Bison in the Cricket Celebration Bowl.

Moussa went 19-32 in the game. Terrel Jennings was the Rattlers' main rusher, with 68 yards and one rushing touchdown in 19 carries. Kelvin Dean Jr. was their top receiver with 87 yards and two touchdown receptions in three catches.

For the Bison, Quinton Williams threw for 106 yards with no touchdown passes. Crucially he gave up the ball three times to interceptions.

He completed 14 out of 27 passes. Eden James rushed for 55 yards in 12 carries. Overall, it's amazing that Howard got 26 points in the Cricket Celebration Bowl.