Celebrities Who Are College Football Fans (2024)

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Eric Stonestreet, Will Ferrell and Matthew McConaughey take rooting for their alma mater to the next level with every college football season — and they aren’t alone.Stonestreet embraced his inner Wildcat in March 2023 while joining the Kansas State University’s marching band during the team’s spring game, sharing a clip on social media.Ferrell, who attended the University of Southern California, and McConaughey, who graduated from University of Texas at Austin, are equally as invested in their respective college football programs. In fact, when USC played Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl the actors faced off during the pregame.After McConaughey told Ferrell his Longhorns were destined to win their first national title in 35 years, Ferrell fired back, saying, “Now just hold on a second there, cowboy! This may be your first rodeo in a while, but for USC fans, it's our third national title game in three years.”[ami-related id="1434103" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-who-love-football-celebrities-who-appreciate-the-sport/" title="Nick Lachey! Alyssa Milano! Joe Manganiello! Celebs Who Love Football" target="" thumb="true" imgsrc="/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mark-Wahlberg-Celebs-Who-Love-Football.jpg?quality=47&strip=all" imgid="1433956" format="gallery" flag="" channel="1"]The Anchorman actor joked: “Now I'm not sure what that is percentage-wise — I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I betcha it's pretty good. ‘What’s that? 100 percent’ — wow that is good!” (Texas beat the Trojans.)Scroll down to see some of Hollywood’s biggest college football supporters:

Ferrell is one of many celebrities who has graduated from the University of Southern California. His passion for the school’s football program includes stopping by campus for practices and running the team out of the stadium’s tunnel on game day.

McConaughey can frequently be spotted on the sidelines for the University of Texas at Austin. He is both a Texas native and a graduate from the university, earning a degree in Radio, Television and Film from the College of Communication.

Kutcher was raised on University of Iowa football. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and later attended the university.

While the country singer didn’t go to the University of Tennessee, he’s been a fan for decades. As a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Chesney he’s known for rooting on the Volunteers. He even went as far as creating a documentary about former Vols player Condredge Holloway, who was the first Black starting quarterback in the SEC.

After rooting for USC for years, Snoop Dogg briefly showed its crosstown rival UCLA support when his son Cordell Broadus played for the team in 2015. The rapper, who is a southern California native, pledged his support back to USC in November 2022, appearing in a hype video for the season.

James has been a loyal fan for The Ohio State University after growing up in the state. “I promise, I say this all the time — if I had one year of college, I would have ended up here,” James told the college players in September 2013 via Plain Dealer.

Woods played golf at Stanford University and has since backed the team in football. In fact, he was named an honorary captain for the squad’s 2012 Fiesta Bowl game.

The “I Love This Bar” singer might be the University of Oklahoma’s No. 1 fan. The Oklahoma native has been seen at Sooners games for decades — often asking the crowd to get louder.

Vaughn became hooked on Notre Dame football while growing up outside of Chicago. In addition to attending games regularly, he landed a role in Rudy, which documents real-life walk-on Fighting Irish player Rudy Ruettiger.

O’Neal has never wavered in his support for Louisiana State University after playing basketball for the school from 1989 to 1992. In addition to receiving a degree from LSU while playing in the NBA, O’Neal has been a fixture at Tigers football games year after year.

The Kansas State University alum can be spotted on the Wildcats’ sideline nearly every football season. Stonestreet’s love for his alma mater ranks close to his passion for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Like hisModern Family costar Stonestreet, Burrell is also a college football fan. The actor, a proud graduate of the University of Oregon, madea promo video for the Ducksin 2015 that included Burrell in a bathtub with live ducklings.

The talk show host can’t get enough of the Arizona State University football team. He’s been a follower of the Sun Devils since attending the school. (Kimmel transferred from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after his freshman year.)

The Georgia native briefly attended the University of Georgia before leaving to pursue a career in journalism on the west coast. Despite not graduating, Seacrest has been a vocal cheerleader for the Dawgs his whole life.

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