Sydney Sweeney had incredible response after mascot asked her to ‘call them back’ on live TV

Most people wouldn't have the heart to turn down a bloke donning a huge duck costume who was brave enough to shoot their shot on live TV, but Sydney Sweeney had no qualms about hitting back with an absolutely savage response.

To be fair, he's absolutely quackers for thinking it could work - especially as the Euphoria actress, 27, has been engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino as of October 2023 - but fair play to him all the same.

Viewers tuning into ESPN's College GameDay coverage on Saturday (12 October) were left stunned when they spotted the University of Oregon's mascot making a bid for Sweeney's affections in the background.

As the presenters made their predictions ahead of Ohio State's showdown against their rivals, college football fans watching from home couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted the duck trying his luck.

The Oregon Duck tried to shoot his shot with Sydney Sweeney during ESPN's coverage of the college football clash (X/ESPN)

The mascot appeared as though he was nearly dislocating his shoulder while attempting to get his sign in the shot.

It simply read: "Sydney Sweeney call me back."

Straight to the point, you've got to respect his game - although I'm sure Davino wasn't too impressed by it.

Social media users went wild after spotting the tongue-in-cheek sign and took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

One laughed: "That duck knows what’s up!"

Another wrote: "The Oregon Duck is the greatest mascot in the history of this planet. I will take no arguments on this."

A third chimed in: "The Oregon Duck always has got jokes. Love it!"

The actress, 27, hit back with a hilarious response on social media (Instagram/@sydney_sweeney)

A fourth added: "Honestly, the Oregon Duck living that relatable life - chaotic, energetic, and always stealing the show!"

While a fifth joked: "She never called you back either...I know the feeling haha."

But it turns out that Sweeney has an explanation for why she's apparently been blanking phone calls left, right and centre.

The Anyone But You star took to her Instagram stories to respond to The Oregon Duck's declaration of interest after it went viral, while sharing a snap of him holding the comical sign.

Sweeney wrote alongside the image: "Sorry. Changed my number haha."

A nice way to duck out of a potential date with a random man in a waterfowl costume, to be fair.

Let's hope the rejection was like water off a duck’s back for him, anyway - and Oregon did end up bagging a win over Ohio State in the end too, so maybe that guy is a lucky duck after all.

Right - that's the last ducking joke, I swear.