The Cinderella Story is complete.
Bow down to your new king – Nick Mangold is officially the greatest All-American of all time.
The former Buckeye center completed an improbable run through the All-American Bowl's GOAT bracket on Monday, claiming his rightful throne, annihilating Reggie Bush with an 86 percent to 14 percent blowout win in the championship round.
What a hell of a ride. From a middle of the road seed to a Cinderella Story to and absolute Miracle in front of our eyes, we did it. I say we because you people who voted made this all possible. Thank you to each and everyone of you. Its time to party @seventyfourBBQ https://t.co/Q7nVu8KOwF pic.twitter.com/BBNyajT8VW
— Nick Mangold (@nickmangold) April 7, 2020
Mangold began the fan-vote tournament as just a No. 8 seed, but laid waste to any and all challengers with his social media following.
Before the championship round win over Bush, Mangold's victims also included Justin Tucker in the first round, Adrian Peterson in the round of 32, Ezekiel Elliott in the Sweet 16, Vince Young in the Elite Eight, and Derrius Guice in the Final Four.
If Mangold is a man of his word – and we have no reason to believe he's not – he'll soon be hosting a Twitter live BBQ celebration. We can only assume that means he will be mailing a plate to any virtual attendees.
