ESPN apologizes for going 'too far' with comments about Alabama quarterback's girlfriend ET on Jan. 8: After catapulting beauty queen Katherine Webb into the spotlight on Monday night, ESPN acknowledged its commentators may have crossed the line with their compliments for the former Miss Alabama USA and apologized for having gone "too far." Webb became a trending topic on Monday after ESPN announcer Brent Musberger, 73, and analyst Kirk Herbstreit gushed over her good looks as she stood in the stands to cheer on boyfriend A.J. McCarron, quarterback for the University of Alabama. "Have been asked on focus on @_KatherineWebb in BCS," ESPN Vice President of Communications Mike Soltys wrote on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. "We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test," he added. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that. Webb's newfound notoriety also won her a high-profile fan: Donald Trump, who took to Twitter to sing her praises. "Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, has been a truly great representative of the Ms. USA Organization ..We are proud of her!" he wrote on Tuesday. What a great couple... Katherine Webb and AJ McCarron. They are both winners! Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe Organization, also hinted that Webb's sideline appearance is already boosting her career. "We are going to ask Katherine Webb to be a judge at the Miss USA Pageant coming up in Las Vegas," he tweeted. As 73-year-old play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger gushed about her good looks, Webb gained thousands of Twitter followers, bringing her from 2,300 to 140,000 by Tuesday morning. Webb started trending online after Musburger and color analyst Kirk Herbstreit reacted to her looks. "You quarterbacks, you get all the good-looking women,"" Musburger said.