Deletes Taylor Swift Engagement Post After Backlash
This week, the University of Nebraska got itself into a hot water when they posted a controversial image on social media and swiftly removed the image in social media that involved Taylor Swift and her fiance NFL football player, Travis Kelce. What should have been a joke about sports turned out to be a tragic event, arousing the fans of both Taylor Swift engagement and Kelce.
The Post That Sparked the Outrage
Nebraska Cornhuskers football celebrated (August 28, 2025) its victory by 2017 over Cincinnati Bearcats, an alma mater of Travis Kelce. The athletics department to emphasize the win tweeted a photoshopped picture of Swift hugging Nebraska mascot, Herbie Husker, rather than Kelce on X (which used to be twitter). The words of the caption were this: Change of plans.
On the face of it, the post was to mock at the defeat of Cincinnati. However, considering that Taylor Swift engagement and Kelce had only broke their engagement publicly, most people interpreted it as an insult to the personal life of the couple and not a friendly competition in sports.
Swifties Respond Immediately
Within minutes the post was inundated with criticism by the famously passionate Swifties Taylor Swift fanbase. The replies were full of such words as disrespectful, tone-deaf, disgusting. Even Nebraska fans came in, some saying that the athletics program had crossed a line.
The backlash was so strong that it was possible to understand how sensitive and protective fans are with respect to Swift and Kelce relationship. A slough brush would have become a PR blunder.
Nebraska’s Quick Damage Control
The following day the post had been removed. An official at Nebraska Athletics admitted that the post was not the best decision and it had taken the focus off of the opening-week win by the team. The department pointed out that it was necessary to concentrate on the hard-fought triumph of the players instead of off-field scandals.
In brief, the school has stumped back the joke and tried to proceed. Nevertheless, the event has already established itself as one of the first viral moments of the college football season of 2025.
Meanwhile, Swift and Kelce Shine
The couple in the midst of the drama ironically has not yet reacted – and most probably it is not going to do so. Taylor Swift engagement and Kelce were at the game, which is their first appearance since their engagement announcement earlier this month. Swift shocked in white when displaying her engagement ring and Kelce was a proud representative of Cincinnati colors.
Intimate contacts informed media that the two are simply celebrating with family and friends and they are not in a hurry to plan a wedding. The Nebraska meme would not have much influence on their celebrations, then.
Lessons in Sports & Social Media
It is a lesson to universities, sports teams, and brands: sometimes, even playful posts can get the wrong target when the relationships in question involve real-life, and are as high-profile as Taylor Swift and Kelce.
Although competitions of sportsmen are flourishing on insults, the incorporation of the personal lives of celebrities is a dangerous move. The fast deleting and recognition of Nebraska served to defuse the tension but it also demonstrates how a single tweet can transform an overnight conversation about a win to controversy.
Conclusion
The case of the deleted social media post of the University of Nebraska serves as a good reminder of how fast the online jokes can spin-out of control when the celebrities are concerned. Though the Cornhuskers had a huge victory on the pitch, the online blunder meant that the focus was not on football but controversy. To Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, the incident was hardly a cleft in their celebrations, but to Nebraska it was a lesson in how to balance sports banter and respect.
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