Travis Kelce's alma mater gets in on the Taylor Swift engagement bonanza
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Travis Kelce’s old home is really into his love story with Taylor Swift.

On the day of the Chiefs star tight end’s engagement to the pop icon, the University of Cincinnati—Kelce’s alma mater—celebrated the couple’s big announcement by launching a ticket promotion for upcoming Bearcats football games.

“Write a love story of your own this season at Nippert Stadium,” the school’s athletics account posted on X. They’re offering a limited number of tickets to Northwestern St. and UCF for only $13 each, along with a few season tickets priced at $87.

The number 87 is what Kelce wears on his jersey since he joined the Chiefs as a third-round pick in 2013, while 13 is regarded as Swift’s “lucky number.”

Fittingly, the engagement announcement occurred 13 days after Swift appeared on Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast that he hosts with his brother Jason, a former center of 13 years for the Eagles.

“I love numerology,” she said on the show. “I love math stuff, I love dates. That stuff I find really fun. … Thirteen plus 87 equals 100. That’s numerology.”

On cut day around the NFL, Kelce’s own roster news of sorts dominated the headlines and talking points around the sports world.


 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift walk together after an AFC Championship NFL football game between the Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore.
Tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift walk together after the Chiefs’ road win over the Ravens in the AFC Championship on Jan. 28, 2024. AP

Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna was speaking to the media on Tuesday when the news broke and became the first on the team to publicly talk about it.

“When I tell you that was not on my mind, being the first one to talk to you guys about it, that’s shocking to me,” Danna said.


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“Great for them and that’s a blessing,” Danna said. “Anytime you find that type of joy, happiness and love, I think that’s a beautiful thing.”

Kelce and Swift went public with the relationship in the fall of 2023 after the 10-time Pro Bowler attempted to court the “You Belong with Me” singer in the summer of that year after attending an Eras Tour concert, after which he complained he did not get to meet her and deliver a friendship bracelet.


Travis Kelce #18 of the Cincinnati Bearcats celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 27, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown for Cincinnati in their road win over Duke on Dec. 27, 2012. Getty Images

“Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app two years ago,” Swift said on “New Heights.”

“Glad it worked.”

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