The Fortnite OG Kickoff during College Football Playoff coverage had fans baffled

What the heck is the “Fortnite OG Kickoff?”

If you’ve been watching 2024 College Football Playoff coverage this weekend, you’ve probably heard one of ESPN’s broadcast personalities reference something called Fortnite OG.

Yes, the multiplayer video game apparently has a nostalgic update (if you can honestly say a throwback to the year 2017 is nostalgic), and it is sponsoring kickoff coverage for College Football Games this weekend.

The “Fortnite OG Kickoff” is officially one of the strangest things to come out of college football this year, and fans have absolutely noticed just how bizarre all of this is.

Watch an example of how this sounds from the ESPN booth at Friday night’s Indiana-Notre Dame game.

Now watch it again from Clemson-Texas with the context that the first video isn’t a prank edit.

If you giggle every time you hear this or want to put your television on mute whenever the “Fortnite OG Kickoff” comes on television, you can’t deny this is, well, a conversation starter.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis is sure tired of hearing about it.

Other reactions vary from genuine bewilderment to shameless enjoyment.

If you thought Al Michaels’ ad reads were funny, welcome to the era of the  “Fortnite OG Kickoff.”

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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