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Ellie Fazio: 'Gorgeous' Tulane fan reacts to viral Cotton Bowl video of her nervous nail-biting

Elle Fazio, a Tulane student, became a Twitter sensation following the Green Wave's incredible 46-45 comeback win over the Trojans

ARLINGTON, TEXAS: In the closing moments of Tulane's comeback victory over USC in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, January 3, a Green Wave fan named Ellie Fazio captured the nation's attention. The Green Wave were behind 39-45 with 38 seconds remaining when ESPN cameras caught the nervous Tulane fan biting her fingernails at Arlington, Texas.

Fazio, a Tulane student, became a Twitter sensation following the Green Wave's incredible 46-45 comeback win over the Trojans, which gave them their first bowl victory since the 2019 season. After noticing she was trending on social media, Fazio shared a duet TikTok with @jackmacbarstool, a user who was on a hunt for her. She filmed a clip of herself smiling on camera by holding her phone in front of the mirror, and on the other side was a clip that Jack Mac captured while watching the nerve-racking game. In her caption, Fazio added the hashtag "tulanegirl" and stated, "That game was a real nail biter." 

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In the video, Mac is heard saying, "One of the best decisions in college sports history was today by an ESPN producer putting this individual on my television screen. Oh my goodness gracias, look at those eyes." The comment section then saw a spike in activity from those who concurred with Mac's statement.

One person commented, "These last few games, cameramen have understood the assignment." Another person stunned by Fazio's beauty wrote, "Lsu is gonna lose a lot of guys if Tulane is putting this kind of talent in New Orleans."

Fazio also received praise for her beauty on Twitter. One individual wrote, "This girl is beautiful. I rewound the game to find her again lol." Another tweet read, "Every college football 🏈 bro is falling in love with, 'Tulane Girl.' 😁😆"

Someone else wrote, "Goodness she is gorgeous! Such beautiful eyes!" Another compared Fazio to a Disney princess and wrote, "This is live action Rapunzel when she went off to college in America 👀."

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