Jason Kelce comes in defense of brother Travis following backlash over him chugging beer while receiving diploma in Cincinnati 

Unfortunately, Travis’ enthusiasm wasn’t reciprocated by his fans as he hoped. It appears fans found him disrespecting his degree and college. 

But that’s not the whole story—as Jason Kelce explained when a fan questioned him on X about his brother’s unconventional behavior at his graduation ceremony, highlighting that doing so at the playoff game like Jason and doing it at the college, whose home team dismissed Travis for misconduct, is very different and not a wise decision, per se. 

I know it looks like a graduation from the video, but this was actually at the end of a New Heights Live podcast that we put on to raise money for the University’s NIL. Responded the newly-retired Eagles’ centre

He revealed it wasn’t an actual diploma, and the only reason for it to happen was a physical joke by the university about the Kelce brothers because they never picked up their diplomas. 

Kelce Brothers’ special surprise commencement 

The University of Cincinnati surprised them with the epic “commencement” ceremony after their sold-out event of “New Heights Live: We Gotta Talk About It” to make up for the time they missed their graduation, where they received their degrees officially. 

The proud parents of the famous Kelce brothers, Donna and Ed Kelce, graced the event and also clicked pictures with their son wearing caps and gowns, holding their diplomas with bright smiles. Jason attended the University of Cincinnati from 2006 to 2010, while his little brothe,– following in his footsteps, studied at the university from 2008 to 2012. 

It was truly a hell of a night, as the brothers also acted as referees and commentators for the thrilling game UC athletes and academics, titled ‘The Great Lombaby Games.’ As they went back to their college, they truly reminisced about the golden days of their lives.