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Nebraska Football Deletes Post Mocking Taylor Swift Engagement After Backlash

The pop star has a fanbase to be reckoned with, as the university’s social media team came to discover.

The University of Nebraska received immense backlash after posting a photo mocking Taylor Swift’s viral engagement photo. The post, which photoshopped the school mascot “Herbie Husker” in the stead of Swift’s fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was uploaded after Nebraska’s football team defeated Kelce’s alma mater, the University of Cincinnati, with both Kelce and Swift watching from the bleachers. After a swift Swiftie uproar, the post was taken down. Some fans called it “disgusting,” “disrespectful,” and “inconsiderate.” In a comment sent to the Daily Beast, a spokesperson for the university wrote, “The ill-advised post on the @Huskers X account last night resulted in very strong responses and comments that took the attention away from the game and our football team,” adding, “We made the decision to remove the post and focus on our season opening victory in a great environment.” Swift’s Instagram post announcing the engagement has become one of the most liked posts on Instagram, receiving over 14 million likes in just one hour, per Billboard.