FOX Sports Caster Calls Ohio State Football Team ‘Superman & The Avengers’ in Gaff: WATCH

Savas Abadsidis November 23, 2019

Fox Sports news anchor Joel Klatt, covering the Ohio State v Penn State game, said of Penn’s offensive would never get through the Buckeye’s defense, referring to them as being like “Superman and The Avengers,” quickly causing a backlash on Twitter.

“To throw the ball down the field is virtually impossible against Superman and the Avengers,” Klatt said of Ohio State’s defense.

Twitter responded in kind:

https://twitter.com/texasrebelaggie/status/1198337787633848320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1198337787633848320&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewrap.com%2Fjoel-klatt-superman-avengers-fox-sports-college-football-dc-marvel%2F

One poster tweeted a photo of a clearly counterfeit Superman toy in Avengers packaging, writing, “I think it’s safe to assume Fox Sports bought this bootleg:”

"Superman and The Avengers".
I think it's safe to assume Fox Sports bought this bootleg. pic.twitter.com/eOwKTGv5V8
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) November 23, 2019

Klatt was unfazed saying: Gotta be honest…not gonna lose much sleep over a failed comic reference If you’re confused – join the club If you think I’m dumb and this is funny – I agree If you’re upset – get a life #SupermanandtheAvengers

Gotta be honest…not gonna lose much sleep over a failed comic reference
If you're confused – join the club
If you think I'm dumb and this is funny – I agree
If you're upset – get a life#SupermanandtheAvengers
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 23, 2019

But hasn’t stopped.

https://twitter.com/iconkathiana/status/1198343227641909248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1198343227641909248&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewrap.com%2Fjoel-klatt-superman-avengers-fox-sports-college-football-dc-marvel%2F

Klatt then doubled-down, saying that he would repeat the phrase during next week’s game. “Screw it…I’m using it again next week in the 1st quarter,” he posted.

Screw it…Im using it again next week in the 1st quarter#Superman AND the #Avengers pic.twitter.com/g4ncyjJLAV
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 23, 2019

Ohio State beat No. 8 Penn State 28-17 to improve to 11-0 on the season and give their College Football Playoff resume another boost and clinch the Big Ten East division title.

And in a mic drop, Klatt tweeted: