VIDEO: Penn State Did SMU Dirty By Totally Disrespecting Their Band In The Worst Way Possible During College Football Playoff Game
SMU Cheerleaders (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Penn State entered their home playoff game against the ACC’s SMU Mustangs as heavy favorites, but the Nittany Lions still weren’t taking any chances with their foes today.
For the first time ever, college football teams are playing legit home games in front of their fans during the playoffs under the new CFP format. In the first game of today’s three-game slate, it was Penn State playing host to SMU, and they made sure that their home-field advantage gave them as big of an edge as possible.
As part of their effort to eliminate any trace of SMU support inside Beaver Stadium, Penn State opted to seat the Mustangs’ band in the worst possible seats they could find.
Opposing schools for on-campus CFP games were allotted 3,500 tickets—which includes band members.
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium seats 106,000.
SMU’s band’s seats:pic.twitter.com/oUg664U2PT
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) December 21, 2024
It’s even worse when you consider the fact that SMU was only allotted 3,500 tickets inside the 106,000-seat stadium.
You’re telling me they couldn’t find something a little closer for the Mustangs’ band?
Penn State Is Making The Most Of Their Home-Field Advantage
Through one half of play, it’s looking like SMU could have used all the help they can get, as Penn State has gotten out to a commanding 28-0 lead.
Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings has been especially rattled by the hostile territory, throwing three interceptions, including two that were returned for touchdowns.
Those two pick-sixes accounted for Penn State’s first two scores, and SMU hasn’t had a single answer since. They’re going to need one heck of a second half if they’re going to have any chance at advancing to play Boise State in the quarterfinals on New Years Eve.
Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.
Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:
“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.
I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”
