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Travis Kelce’s Message to Cincinnati Ahead of Nebraska Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Aug 28, 2025 9:10 PM ET

The Cincinnati Bearcats began their 2025 college football season with a showdown against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Thursday. However, this one was at Arrowhead Stadium with plenty of eyes on the game.

Cincinnati went 5-7 in Scott Satterfield's second season as head coach, so the 2025 campaign is a pivotal one for the program. Before the game, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who played college football at Cincinnati, was at his NFL home stadium cheering on his alma mater in a huge showdown against Nebraska.

Travis Kelce's Pregame Message

Before kickoff against Nebraska, Kelce had a message for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team that was posted on their X account.

"Cincinnati Bearcats," Kelce shouted. "Man, we're about to take over Arrowhead, I can feel it, baby. Bearcats always play good at Arrowhead, baby. Proof is in the pudding."

"Shout out to the 'Cats, I miss everybody back in Cincinnati. Let's take this one. Let's bring this one home, baby," Kelce concluded.

Our guy @tkelce ️ pic.twitter.com/eFI60kkxSo
— Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) August 29, 2025

Kelce seems fired up to see the Bearcats kick off the season in Kansas City, and this game comes two days after his engagement with Taylor Swift was revealed, so it's been an exciting week for the Chiefs superstar.

Travis Kelce's Cincinnati Career

Kelce played tight end for the Bearcats from 2009 until 2012, and after that, he was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft.

In his Cincinnati days, he caught a total of 59 passes for 875 yards with 10 touchdowns, and the majority of that came in his final season in 2012.

In his senior season, he had 45 receptions for 722 yards with eight touchdowns, putting himself on the NFL radar.

Since then, he has turned into a superstar and has 10 Pro Bowl trips, four All-Pro nominations and three Super Bowl titles in what has been a Hall of Fame-worthy career so far.

His brother, Jason, was also at Arrowhead to watch the Bearcats play, and he is also an alum of Cincinnati.

#TravisKelce & Jason #Kelce arrive to support their Cincinnati Bearcats at Arrowhead!

: @GoBearcatsFB pic.twitter.com/Iw5OfsU1tv
— Starcade Media (@StarcadeMediaKC) August 29, 2025