Is it possible to fall in love via social media and the phone but never meet the person face to face?

[Husker41]

Yes, my wife & I met in an on-line writers' group. I edited a book for her, and we fell in love working on it, before we ever met. We've been married over 12 years now, and are delightfully happy.

After we got married, she worked full time as a human interest reporter for a daily newspaper. I edited all of her stuff there, too, and she won a number of local, state & national prizes for her articles.

Yes, it is quite like the old tales of people falling in love via letters.

As for the football player, I think he was fooled for a while, but was embarrassed to admit it once he found out the girl wasn't real. That got him, and the school too, into a compromising situation.