Miss Alabama has said she was 'flattered' by fawning comments made by two ESPN commentators as she cheered on her quarterback boyfriends during Monday night's game. Speaking on the Today show, Katherine Webb, 23, said that there was 'no need' for the network's apology on Tuesday after the enthusiastic remarks made Kirk Herbstreit and Brent Musburger, 73. 'If he had said something along the . lines of we were hot or sexy or any derogatory statements like that, . that would have been a bit different,' she told the Today show on Wednesday morning. 'The fact that he said we were beautiful and gorgeous - I don't see why any woman wouldn't be flattered by that.' Scroll down for videos . Speaking out: Katherine Webb, who became an internet hit after ESPN commentators made gushing remarks about her as she cheered from the stands, said she was flattered by their comments . Webb, who is dating Alabama's quarterback A.J. McCarron, became an internet hit after cameras panned to her in the stands during the first quarter of the BCS Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame on Monday. 'I'm telling you, you quarterbacks, you . get all the good looking women,' Musburger gushed as the camera stayed on Webb. 'What a beautiful woman.' 'Wow!' former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit added. 'AJ's doing some things right down in Tuscaloosa.' 'If . you're a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw . it around the backyard with pop,' added Musburger, who has been married . to his wife Arlene for 50 years. Who's that girl? Miss Webb, quickly became an internet sensation after appearing on camera on Monday . Fan favourite: The model watched her boyfriend defeat Notre Dame with his mother, Dee Dee Bonner . With some media commentators and viewers branding their comments 'creepy', ESPN was forced to apologize on Tuesday. 'We . always try to capture interesting . storylines, and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss . Alabama USA and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far . and Brent understands that.' But as well as Miss Webb herself, her father, Alan Webb, came to the defense of Musburger. 'On . one hand, you can look at it as being kind of like the dirty old man,' he said. 'But I'm used to this and I think if you really look into what . that he was trying to say, he was trying to be complimentary, and I . think they need to give Brent a break.' Fans: ESPN broadcasters Kirk Herbstreit, left, . and Brent Musburger, right, voiced their admiration for Webb as the . cameras picked her out in the crowd during the game on Monday night . Within minutes of ESPN broadcasting her image, Miss Webb became an internet sensation and saw her Twitter followers soar from around 2,300 to more than 205,000 by Tuesday evening. Donald Trump took to Twitter to say he would be offering Webb a place as a judge at the next Miss USA Pageant. 'We are proud of her,' he added. 'What a great couple... Katherine Webb and AJ McCarron. They are both winners.' She also caught the eye of Arizona . Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett, who posted his phone number on . Twitter as he attempted to ask her out. However McCarron was quick to step up for his girlfriend, tweeting: '@ddockett . u better worry ab being in them playoffs, then going to king of . diamonds homie.. #betterkeepdreaming like the rest of these dude.' All apologies: ESPN has said sorry to Miss Alabama USA 2012 after two of its sportscasters were caught on camera drooling over her at a game against Notre Dame . Oblivious: Miss Webb, who is the reigning Miss Alabama, had been watching the game from the stands with her boyfriend's mother when she attracted the attention of the ESPN hosts . He later posted on Twitter: '@ddockett boy . stop! U gotta better chance with them strippers then this way homie . know that. better stop eating them wings and win. All love.' '[W]hen gave over [sic], lets go to wing stop then King of diamond,' Dockett had tweeted earlier, referring to a strip club. He . then realized the tweet was public, and added that it was supposed to . be a direct message to her. The tweets have now been deleted. Much to the disbelief of her boyfriend, Miss Webb also gained NBC star LeBron James as a follower. 'No way,' McCarron, 22, said repeatedly after learning about her new fan. 'Man, I'm going to Tweet him and I'm going to get a follow. That's messed up.' Support: Webb and McCarron both laughed off the attention, and the QB added: 'I'm the one who's blessed' Crowned: Katherine Webb during her reign as Miss Alabama USA at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas . Webb . was also in shock about the reaction, revealing that her phone was . drained of battery thanks to an influx of new followers, texts and . calls. 'My followers went from 2,300 this . morning to 96,000 by the end of the night,' she told Yahoo! Sports. 'I don't know if I should even . check now, I don't know what is going on. 'I guess [Musburger] said something but I don't know what it was because I haven't seen it.'' But to McCarron, the attention came as no surprise. 'I know she's good looking,' McCarron . said. 'She's gonna have guys that jaw-drop over her. That's life. I . guess I'm the blessed one at the end of the day. She's gotta put up with . me.' Popular: After the broadcast, Webb's Twitter followers jumped from around 2,300 to more than 127,000 . Model girlfriend: Webb, 23, also competed in Miss USA last year and placed in the top ten, left . Webb, who grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Auburn, finished in the top ten in the Miss USA competition in June and lives and works as a model in Los Angeles. McCarron and Webb met over Twitter . when a friend connected them in November, and in December, the sportsman . went to the pageant for Miss Alabama USA 2013, where Webb ended her . reign. The pair have been together since and grinned for photographs together on Christmas Eve. They . were pictured sharing a celebratory kiss at the end of the game on . Monday - but after McCarron had already shared an embrace with his . parents. Together: The couple has been dating for a month after a friend connected them through Twitter . Beautiful: Webb, pictured left in an Alabama jersey, is a native of the state and an Auburn University alum . 'That means he's a family guy, a mama's . boy,' Webb told Yahoo! Sports. 'And I'm totally good . with that. It's that personality that attracted me to him in the first . place. It was never about his status on the team.' McCarron also professed his admiration for his girlfriend. 'I think she was doing pretty well for . herself before that, Miss Alabama and competing in Miss USA,' he said. 'She's a great girl and I'm happy we're together.' Alabama beat Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday to win their third college football title in four years. Winner: McCarron holds The Coaches' Trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against Notre Dame on Monday night. Alabama won the title 42-14 . Star player: McCarron threw four touchdown passes and finished with 264 yards through the air . McCarron threw four touchdown passes and finished with 264 yards through the air, while running back Eddie Lacy and receiver Amari Cooper had two scores each. The victory confirmed Nick Saban as the most successful active coach in college football with four national titles, taking him within two of Alabama great Bear Bryant. VIDEO: Miss Alabama calls remarks by commentators 'flattering' Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy .
Katherine Webb, who has been dating Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron for a month, was picked up by ESPN cameras on Monday night .
Commentator Brent Musburger, 73, gushed about her beauty and the network has now apologized for going 'too far'
Webb, 23, was Miss Alabama 2012 and placed in the top ten in Miss USA .
Miss Alabama has said she was 'flattered' by fawning comments made by two ESPN commentators as she cheered on her quarterback boyfriends during Monday night's game. Speaking on the Today show, Katherine Webb, 23, said that there was 'no need' for the network's apology on Tuesday after the enthusiastic remarks made Kirk Herbstreit and Brent Musburger, 73. 'If he had said something along the . lines of we were hot or sexy or any derogatory statements like that, . that would have been a bit different,' she told the Today show on Wednesday morning. 'The fact that he said we were beautiful and gorgeous - I don't see why any woman wouldn't be flattered by that.' Scroll down for videos . Speaking out: Katherine Webb, who became an internet hit after ESPN commentators made gushing remarks about her as she cheered from the stands, said she was flattered by their comments . Webb, who is dating Alabama's quarterback A.J. McCarron, became an internet hit after cameras panned to her in the stands during the first quarter of the BCS Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame on Monday. 'I'm telling you, you quarterbacks, you . get all the good looking women,' Musburger gushed as the camera stayed on Webb. 'What a beautiful woman.' 'Wow!' former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit added. 'AJ's doing some things right down in Tuscaloosa.' 'If . you're a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw . it around the backyard with pop,' added Musburger, who has been married . to his wife Arlene for 50 years. Who's that girl? Miss Webb, quickly became an internet sensation after appearing on camera on Monday . Fan favourite: The model watched her boyfriend defeat Notre Dame with his mother, Dee Dee Bonner . With some media commentators and viewers branding their comments 'creepy', ESPN was forced to apologize on Tuesday. 'We . always try to capture interesting . storylines, and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss . Alabama USA and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far . and Brent understands that.' But as well as Miss Webb herself, her father, Alan Webb, came to the defense of Musburger. 'On . one hand, you can look at it as being kind of like the dirty old man,' he said. 'But I'm used to this and I think if you really look into what . that he was trying to say, he was trying to be complimentary, and I . think they need to give Brent a break.' Fans: ESPN broadcasters Kirk Herbstreit, left, . and Brent Musburger, right, voiced their admiration for Webb as the . cameras picked her out in the crowd during the game on Monday night . Within minutes of ESPN broadcasting her image, Miss Webb became an internet sensation and saw her Twitter followers soar from around 2,300 to more than 205,000 by Tuesday evening. Donald Trump took to Twitter to say he would be offering Webb a place as a judge at the next Miss USA Pageant. 'We are proud of her,' he added. 'What a great couple... Katherine Webb and AJ McCarron. They are both winners.' She also caught the eye of Arizona . Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett, who posted his phone number on . Twitter as he attempted to ask her out. However McCarron was quick to step up for his girlfriend, tweeting: '@ddockett . u better worry ab being in them playoffs, then going to king of . diamonds homie.. #betterkeepdreaming like the rest of these dude.' All apologies: ESPN has said sorry to Miss Alabama USA 2012 after two of its sportscasters were caught on camera drooling over her at a game against Notre Dame . Oblivious: Miss Webb, who is the reigning Miss Alabama, had been watching the game from the stands with her boyfriend's mother when she attracted the attention of the ESPN hosts . He later posted on Twitter: '@ddockett boy . stop! U gotta better chance with them strippers then this way homie . know that. better stop eating them wings and win. All love.' '[W]hen gave over [sic], lets go to wing stop then King of diamond,' Dockett had tweeted earlier, referring to a strip club. He . then realized the tweet was public, and added that it was supposed to . be a direct message to her. The tweets have now been deleted. Much to the disbelief of her boyfriend, Miss Webb also gained NBC star LeBron James as a follower. 'No way,' McCarron, 22, said repeatedly after learning about her new fan. 'Man, I'm going to Tweet him and I'm going to get a follow. That's messed up.' Support: Webb and McCarron both laughed off the attention, and the QB added: 'I'm the one who's blessed' Crowned: Katherine Webb during her reign as Miss Alabama USA at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas . Webb . was also in shock about the reaction, revealing that her phone was . drained of battery thanks to an influx of new followers, texts and . calls. 'My followers went from 2,300 this . morning to 96,000 by the end of the night,' she told Yahoo! Sports. 'I don't know if I should even . check now, I don't know what is going on. 'I guess [Musburger] said something but I don't know what it was because I haven't seen it.'' But to McCarron, the attention came as no surprise. 'I know she's good looking,' McCarron . said. 'She's gonna have guys that jaw-drop over her. That's life. I . guess I'm the blessed one at the end of the day. She's gotta put up with . me.' Popular: After the broadcast, Webb's Twitter followers jumped from around 2,300 to more than 127,000 . Model girlfriend: Webb, 23, also competed in Miss USA last year and placed in the top ten, left . Webb, who grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Auburn, finished in the top ten in the Miss USA competition in June and lives and works as a model in Los Angeles. McCarron and Webb met over Twitter . when a friend connected them in November, and in December, the sportsman . went to the pageant for Miss Alabama USA 2013, where Webb ended her . reign. The pair have been together since and grinned for photographs together on Christmas Eve. They . were pictured sharing a celebratory kiss at the end of the game on . Monday - but after McCarron had already shared an embrace with his . parents. Together: The couple has been dating for a month after a friend connected them through Twitter . Beautiful: Webb, pictured left in an Alabama jersey, is a native of the state and an Auburn University alum . 'That means he's a family guy, a mama's . boy,' Webb told Yahoo! Sports. 'And I'm totally good . with that. It's that personality that attracted me to him in the first . place. It was never about his status on the team.' McCarron also professed his admiration for his girlfriend. 'I think she was doing pretty well for . herself before that, Miss Alabama and competing in Miss USA,' he said. 'She's a great girl and I'm happy we're together.' Alabama beat Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday to win their third college football title in four years. Winner: McCarron holds The Coaches' Trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against Notre Dame on Monday night. Alabama won the title 42-14 . Star player: McCarron threw four touchdown passes and finished with 264 yards through the air . McCarron threw four touchdown passes and finished with 264 yards through the air, while running back Eddie Lacy and receiver Amari Cooper had two scores each. The victory confirmed Nick Saban as the most successful active coach in college football with four national titles, taking him within two of Alabama great Bear Bryant. VIDEO: Miss Alabama calls remarks by commentators 'flattering' Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy .
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