Hudson faces UGA player Laura Rutledge and asks him out

After a confrontation during a recent football game, the University of Georgia player, Prather Hudson, did not miss the opportunity to ask the sideline reporter that he had just accidentally taken in front of the camera.

"Really sorry for knocking you out," he tweeted Monday to Laura Rutledge, a presenter and journalist for ESPN.

"But …" Hudson added. "I can pick you up at 7 o'clock."

He added an emoji representing a smiling face, wearing sunglasses, in case his thought was unclear.

Rutledge, who is married to professional baseball player Josh Rutledge, has done everything to fold – knocking Hudson down softly and succinctly. She tweeted back a face crying with laughter.

Their collision was captured by television cameras in Saturday's Georgia match against the University of Massachusetts.

According to Macon TelegraphHudson, a feared halfback from Columbus, was blocking another player when both were shot at close range and hit in Rutledge.

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Not surprised, she then shared a clip of the moment on his Twitter.

"I took an L in Athens today. A big thank you to everyone at @UGAAthletics for their help after this happened … even though I'm a Gator, "she wrote.

The back and forth was the fodder for online sports fans, some of them rented Hudson for his trust and the others who could not help soaking him for unsuccessful bravado.

Radio host Kayce Smith, a friend of Rutledge, also joined the panel to comment, "My daughter @LauraMRutledge went viral for luring the attack and being invited to a date of condolence. Definition of the shooter.

Rutledge kept calm in response with (what else?) A GIF.