Clemson's Ben Boulware Licks National Championship Trophy After Win over Alabama

Ben Boulware played a pivotal role in the Clemson Tigers' 35-31 upset of the Alabama Crimson Tide in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The senior linebacker then got a tender moment with the championship trophy, but he got a bit carried away.

Any sports prize is a hotbed for germs, but everyone has learned to accept victors' kisses on an inanimate object. Boulware, however, took his love of winning further by licking the trophy.

Teammate Wayne Gallman, who ran for 46 yards and a touchdown, wisely wiped it down.

The Big Lead's Michael Shamburger decided the intimate moment called for a smooth saxophone soundtrack:

As viewers prepared to go to sleep, the energetic linebacker also delivered a passionate victory speech, per WATE's Marshall Hughes:

Everyone loves receiving a trophy, but Boulware might have fallen in love with college football's grand prize.

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