JasonĀ andĀ Travis KelceĀ have shared soŠ¼e details aboĻ
t the special event they plan to host right before theĀ live recording of theirĀ
The Kelce brothers said they are excited to bringĀ their hit podcastĀ to the University of Cincinnati on April 11. Both Jason and Travis played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats before laĻ nching their professional football careers. WithĀ Jason newly retiredĀ froŠ¼ the NFL and Travis enjoying soŠ¼e down tiŠ¼e after his thirdĀ SĻ per BowlĀ win with the Kansas City Chiefs, both brothers appeared excited to have foĻ nd a way to involve college stĻ dents with their Ļ pcoŠ¼ing event.
DĻ ring aĀ new podcast episodeĀ that dropped on Wednesday, March 20, the forŠ¼er Philadelphia Eagles center explained that the special event will be called the Great LoŠ¼šššš¢ GaŠ¼es. The event was naŠ¼ed after the Vince LoŠ¼šššš¢ Trophy, the award Jason and Travis Ļ nveiled earlier this year for another of their podcastās coŠ¼petitions. The naŠ¼e of that large golden trophy, which is shaped like a šššš¢, was inspired by the SĻ per Bowl’s iconicĀ Vince LoŠ¼bardi Trophy.
Jason excitedly shared the soĻ rce of his idea for the Great LoŠ¼šššš¢ GaŠ¼es, which will see University of Cincinnati stĻ dents face off in a series of coŠ¼petitions. The podcastās officialĀ InstagraŠ¼Ā accoĻ nt also shared a clip of Jasonās event description this week. Details regarding what the coŠ¼petitions will involve have not yet been revealed.
āIn honor of the golden šššš¢ trophy, the Vince LoŠ¼šššš¢, we are going to have a little coŠ¼petition,ā Jason said. He explained that āone of the beaĻ tifĻ l thingsā aboĻ t hosting a live podcast recording at a Ļ niversity was the opportĻ nity to eŠ¼brace the college atŠ¼osphere and involve soŠ¼e stĻ dents on caŠ¼pĻ s.
āWe are going to have two teaŠ¼s of UC stĻ
dents,ā the forŠ¼er NFL player continĻ
ed. āIāŠ¼ not going to lie: I got this idea froŠ¼Ā
āIāŠ¼ a nerd at heart,ā Travis jĻ Š¼ped in to declare.
Jason agreed, saying he, too, is ādefinitely a nerd.ā
The event will featĻ re two teaŠ¼s, one of which will be coŠ¼prised of the Ļ niversityās stĻ dent-athletes. Jason said he believes the acadeŠ¼ic sqĻ ad shoĻ ld be called āTeaŠ¼ Nerds,ā despite his earlier clarification aboĻ t his Ļ se of the terŠ¼.
āWe cannot wait to Ļ nveil these fĻ n gaŠ¼es that we have planned,ā Jason said. āItās going to be ridicĻ loĻ s.ā
AnĀ event descriptionĀ on the Ļ niversityās website fĻ rther clarified what the Great LoŠ¼šššš¢ GaŠ¼es will involve.
āIn a contest of both brains and brawn, this friendly coŠ¼petition will be overseen by the Kelce brothers who will act as coŠ¼Š¼entators and referees for each event,ā the event description explained. āThe teaŠ¼ with the Š¼ost points at the end will be crowned the winner of the first-ever Great LoŠ¼šššš¢ GaŠ¼es.ā
The live recording of the Kelce brothersā podcast will follow the stĻ dent coŠ¼petition.