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Alabama player denies saying ‘F--- Trump’ before title game

January 8, 2018 Atlanta: President Donald Trump participates in the National Anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta.    Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
January 8, 2018 Atlanta: President Donald Trump participates in the National Anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Alex Makrides
Jan 9, 2018

President Donald Trump attended Monday’s National Championship college football game. Before the game one Alabama player was recorded yelling an expletive directed at the presdient.

In a video posted by SportingNews, an Alabama player is believed to say “F--- Trump” in the tunnel before the start of the game against Georgia.

The Sporting News identified the player as Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough.

Scarbrough, however, Tweeted after the game denying he was targeting the president with his F-bomb. He said he was directing his ire at the night’s opponent, Georgia.

Trump was on the field for the national anthem and left the game before halftime.

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