College football may still be a few weeks away, but the trash talk has hit midseason intensity. And it’s not just coming from the players involved.
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The Cincinnati Bearcats are set to open their 2025 season against Nebraska at Arrowhead Stadium. And NFL vets who were alums of the teams are already turning up the heat. Case in point: Will Compton vs. the Kelce brothers.
Compton, who is a former Nebraska linebacker and Bussin’ With The Boys co-host, fired the first shot on X. He let Bearcats alums Travis and Jason Kelce know that his Cornhuskers are coming with all their might to win.
“Would hate to beat your team’s ass on your home field in Arrowhead,” tweeted the former Washington Redskins (now Commanders) linebacker, tagging both Travis and Jason.
And as we all know, the Kelce brothers never back down from a challenge. It didn’t take long for them to fire back, bringing all their energy to the latest episode of their New Heights podcast.
“You son of a bi**h! You’re getting my piss hot, Will,” Travis shouted in mock outrage. “Bussin’ vs New Heights to open the season. It’s on like Donkey Kong, motherf***er.”
Jason also didn’t hold back on Compton’s remarks, chiming in with his trademark wit: “Our Bearcats are going to be playing this game versus Will’s corn… and you know, listen, corn’s tough. It’s hard to digest. A lot of the times, it’s still in your s**t.”
Baffled by Jason’s words? Well, even Travis was perplexed by what his elder brother was saying. But hilariously enough, this wasn’t even the weirdest part. The former Philadelphia Eagles center veered into full Bearcat biology:
“Human beings might not be able to digest corn, but you know what can? A binturong. That’s the official name of a Bearcat,” said Jason.
As Jason looked up images of binturongs mid-show and joked that he resembled one, Travis capped it off with a phrase that perfectly summed up their response to Compton: “You’re so fu***d, Will!”
Considering how humorous and fake-aggressive Kelce’s responses were, Compton couldn’t let it slide.
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On the latest episode of Bussin’ With The Boys, he doubled down on the sentiments from his initial tweet.
“We have to do some type of collab with them when we’re out there,” Compton told co-host Taylor Lewan before talking smack about the Kelces.
“Trav will already be out there because it’s Arrowhead. We got to get Jason out there. We got to get this shit cranked up. We [have] got to kick off [the] college football season right. And I will say — they’re in a world of trouble,” added Compton.
While he showed love for Jason and Travis, Compton made it clear that come kickoff, it’s all business: “At the end of the day… we’re going to whoop these Bearcats’ ass.”
As things stand, the Nebraska-Cincinnati showdown promises to be the most entertaining opener of the college football season. Evidently, it won’t be just because of what happens on the field.
