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Nike fools us into thinking Oregon-Ohio State coin toss picture was real (Photo)

By Patrick Schmidt

Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Team members meet for the coin toss prior to the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks in the 2015 CFP National Championship at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Team members meet for the coin toss prior to the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks in the 2015 CFP National Championship at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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The first College Football Playoff National Championship Game is underway between the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes but there was some drama with the pregame coin toss.

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Ohio State and Oregon are in the second quarter of the first national championship game as part of the College Football Playoff but there was a bit of a scandal that took place moments after the coin toss.

Nike tweeted out a picture that offered looked like a wonderful image on the surface. The image showed great detail on the coin as captains from the Ducks and Bucks looked on with controlled rage.

There’s just one problem with this picture.

Did any of those players look familiar to you? Did you see Marcus Mariota or the captains from either side?

I didn’t think so, because you know what? It’s a staged picture.

Yes, the folks at Nike pulled a fast one on you and this is not a real shot from the actual game taking place.

The photo is a real image and not photoshopped in any way so technically it’s still a really cool picture, but it has nothing to do with the game we’re all watching on ESPN.

Why would Nike do something like this and present something to be real when it clearly took about .3 seconds to realize is not?

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