Meet Peyton Blomquist: Viral blonde Florida football fan identified
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Another week of college football action in the SEC is in the books, and another viral star was born. Every week, we see the cameras pan to a fan in the crowd that gets social media buzzing, and this week the honor went to a Florida football fan during the Gators’ game against Ole Miss on ESPN.
It was a big day for the Gators, scoring a 52-28 win over the previously No. 4-ranked Ole Miss Rebels, but it was also a big day for Florida football fan Peyton Blomquist.
Blomquist identified herself as the viral fan, sharing a screenshot from the ESPN broadcast with the caption, “Go Gators!” on Instagram. She followed it up with photos from the game and photos in her viral outfit.
After entering the weekend with less than 10,000 followers on Instagram, Blomquist’s following has skyrocketed to more than 16,500. She also has more than 29,000 followers on TikTok. You have to cash in on the viral fame while you can.
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Peyton Blomquist Embracing Viral Fame
During Saturday night’s game between the Gators and Rebels, ESPN cameras spotted Blomquist in the crowd and slowly zoomed in. It was hard to ignore the camera work, and the rest was history.
According to her social media profiles, Blomquist is a first-year nutritional science student at the University of Florida. She is also a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
Because of her major, it comes as no surprise that the Zeta sister is a fitness enthusiast, which is what most of her TikTok content reflects.
We’ll have to see how Blomquist capitalizes on her viral fame, but let’s hope it’s not with a meme coin.
As for the Gators, they capitalized on their big win by skyrocketing 13 spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll to land in the top 10 at No. 8 overall. Next up for Florida is is a another SEC showdown on the road against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, October 3. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET.
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