BYU’s Pop-Tarts Bowl Victory Led To Many Reactions On Social Media

BYU football defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl, 25-21.

The Pop-Tarts Bowl has created viral moments on social media since its launch in 2023. Saturday night’s comeback victory by BYU had people buzzing.

Here is a roundup of some of the notable reactions on social media after BYU’s big win.

BYU Football: Social Media reactions to Pop-Tarts Bowl victory over Georgia Tech

#GoCougs what a game! #PopTartsBowl

— Puka Nacua (@AsapPuka) December 27, 2025

BYU PICKS OFF HAYNES KING TO WIN THE POP-TARTS BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD! pic.twitter.com/cYB6VBI3HW

— ESPN (@espn) December 28, 2025

Kalani Sitake. Pop-Tarts Bowl Champion. pic.twitter.com/O3I9cVI1Js

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 28, 2025

.@BYUfootball understood the assignment! pic.twitter.com/ZzHvYzuZ3C

— Pop-Tarts Bowl (@PopTartsBowl) December 28, 2025

BYU coach Kalani Sitake inhales an entire Pop-Tart after winning the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
pic.twitter.com/I5uT2vhSA0

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) December 28, 2025

BYU WINS ALL THE SPRINKLES pic.twitter.com/XrPyzGya63

— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 27, 2025

Imagine if this @BYUfootball @GeorgiaTechFB Pop Tarts Bowl were a Playoff game?

— Tim Brando (@TimBrando) December 27, 2025

POP-TARTS SHOWER FOR BYU HEAD COACH KALANI SITAKE 🤤@PopTartsBowl pic.twitter.com/505BOr9k6R

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 28, 2025

Mark Jones’ call at the end of the Pop Tarts Bowl might be the most “BYU” call ever. He said the INT in the end zone to seal the Cougars’ win was “atonement and redemption” for Evan Johnson. Johnson gave up a long pass on 4th down in the final moments to give Georgia Tech a…

— Trevor Matich (@TMatich) December 28, 2025

PURE JOY!!!

This is what winning the People’s National Championship looks like! pic.twitter.com/pwfCqt7JGE

— Pop-Tarts Bowl (@PopTartsBowl) December 28, 2025

Kalani Sitake is absolutely housing those pop tarts. pic.twitter.com/BOH36cGYne

— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 28, 2025

Feel like Haynes King and Bear Bachmeier would’ve both flourished in old Ironman Football playing both ways.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 28, 2025

12-2 PopTart Bowl Champs! 🏆 @BYUfootball pic.twitter.com/JRcismemlS

— Ryan Phillis MS SCCC CSCS (@CoachPhillis) December 28, 2025

Hard to tell who the boys had in their bowl pick’em pool.

Don’t tell them bowl games don’t matter. #PopTartsBowl pic.twitter.com/zKjhjM5d4m

— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) December 28, 2025

Kalani Sitake on BYU’s favorite flavor of Pop-Tart: “We’re not picky.”

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 28, 2025

BYU should have a perennial spot in the Pop-Tarts Bowl as long as Kalani Sitake is coach(provided it doesn’t make the playoff)

— Will Backus (@will_backus1) December 28, 2025

This @BYUfootball @GeorgiaTechFB game has been incredible. Both these teams showed up ready to compete and win a game. @BYUfootball with a huge 2nd half comeback win. Really good game!

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 27, 2025

Hey @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/fVzX6ktUjA

— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 28, 2025

Kalani Sitake gets the honors of the first bite 🏆😂@BYUfootball x @PopTartsBowl pic.twitter.com/3PGP6ZSbXG

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 28, 2025

• 12-win team
• Barely survived late GT pass to the endzone that just missed
• Lost to 1 team this season, a team in the conference championship

UGA gets a 1st round bye and BYU misses the CFP??

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 28, 2025

no but this was actually one of the best days of my life pic.twitter.com/ftRXcmLHWG

— Rachel Leggett (@rleggos) December 28, 2025

SHMEV!!!!

— DL (@darius_lassiter) December 27, 2025

POP TARTS FOR EVERYONE

— Nate Slack (@nateslack5) December 27, 2025

No storybook ending for Haynes King. BYU’s Evan Johnson with what was essentially a walk-off interception in the end zone. BYU gets to 12 wins with a 25-21 win. https://t.co/uq8lqJQW8e

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 28, 2025

Hey @RoddyJones20, keep telling us more about what an incredible game King had. pic.twitter.com/kaHJifFlT3

— Boney Fuller (@boneyfuller) December 28, 2025

Kalani Sitake gets the Pop-Tart bath (and a quick snack) as @BYUfootball claims the 2025 @PopTartsBowl 😂#Big12FB | @BYUfootball pic.twitter.com/iDSx0h5Y2Z

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 28, 2025

COUGARS COMEBACK FOR POP-TARTS BOWL W 🔥

BYU shuts out GT in the 2nd half for a 25-21 bowl victory 😤 pic.twitter.com/iWWHNSJ6iq

— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) December 28, 2025

GET THE TOASTER READY CAUSE @BYUfootball HAS WON THE POP-TARTS BOWL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BxrSktGwrH

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 28, 2025

LOL, Kalani Sitake ate one of the Pop-Tarts poured on him 😂 pic.twitter.com/pvEZ9iNXRh

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 28, 2025

RIP TO THE FALLEN POP-TARTS 🙏@PopTartsBowl pic.twitter.com/yAVgX9o8oY

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 28, 2025

BYU QB Bear Bachmeier in the Pop-Tarts Bowl win over Georgia Tech:

27-38
325 Yards
1 TD
1 INT
71% Completion pic.twitter.com/AVss5VDIBk

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 28, 2025

BYU stands atop the Pop-Tart world‼️

The Cougars’ 12 wins are their most since 2001 👏 pic.twitter.com/a2amkcY4RS

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) December 27, 2025

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