Lampron is 6-foot-2, 220 pounds and has reached his dream of FBS football. The best part, in an ironic standpoint: Bowling Green's MAC games are often played in the middle of the week, on ESPN.

On June 19, 2025, Bowling Green State University linebacker Gideon ESPN Lampron went viral after his unique name made its way onto X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and college football forums.

Bowling Green University linebacker Gideon Lampron went viral on social media after fans learned his legal middle name is ESPN. His family pronounces it “Ess-pen,” but his dad admits he chose ...