Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement following a two-year romance was swiftly praised by stars from the entertainment and sports worlds, British royalty and even the U.S. president.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple announced in an Instagram post Tuesday.
The couple took the spotlight after Kelce, a star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Super Bowl champion, made a public appeal on his podcast, New Heights, two years ago, expressing a desire to meet the superstar singer. Their whirlwind romance soon began, with the pair regularly photographed at football games and Swift's recent Eras tour.
The engagement post has amassed over 14 million likes in just a couple hours, liked by scores of public figures, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, “Glee” star Lea Michele, and actors Nikki Glaser and Molly Shannon. Jenny Han, the author behind “The Summer I turned Pretty,” which notably relies on Swift's music throughout the Amazon Prime show, also liked the post.
Other celebrities, like Sabrina Carpenter, Cara Delevingne and Swift's longtime friend Abigail Anderson, have reposted the announcement on their Instagram stories.
Here are some celebrity reactions to the couple's engagement.
“Two of the most genuine people meet & fall in love. Just so happy for these two.” — on Instagram. Her husband, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, reposted Kelce and Swift's announcement.
“I wish them a lot of luck. I think he’s a great player, and he’s a great guy, and I think she’s a terrific person,” Trump said when informed of the engagement during a multi-hour cabinet meeting. The president has at times been critical of Swift.
“Obviously she had a lot of boyfriends, so we know all about that. So hopefully this one will, you know, stick forever. Travis seems like a great guy. She seems super happy, so I’m happy for her," said Swiatek, a Swift fan, who commented right after winning her match Tuesday at the U.S Open.
“NEW NEWS!!!!! Congrats to @tkelce and @taylorswift13” — on X.
“Great for them. You know, that’s a blessing, I mean, anytime you find that type of joy, happiness and love, I think that’s a beautiful thing...I’m so happy for them, Trav, Taylor. That’s a wonderful time in life, wonderful part of their joint journey," Chiefs defensive end Michael Danna said during a talk with reporters.
He added that he'll “think of a good little engagement gift. Maybe some Poptarts back to her. It won't be homemade.”
“Congratulations to Travis and Taylor” — on X.
“looks like we’re not the only ones getting a ring this year” — on X.
FILE - Taylor Swift embraces Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22 against the 49ers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
MIAMI (AP) — The Power 4 conference that didn't get its champion into the College Football Playoff has a team that tied for second playing in the CFP's national title game.
So much for the demise of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The league that looked most vulnerable a few short years ago when the latest round of realignment shook up college sports is doing just fine.
The best proof comes out of Miami, a second-place finisher in the ACC that plays Indiana in the title game Monday. It's a turn of events that, at least for now, has left in the rearview mirror the playoff rejection of ACC champion Duke.
“It's been about creativity and innovation on the business side of sports, as well as in the area that has connections with competition,” commissioner Jim Phillips said in explaining what has worked over the past few tumultuous years.
To reset, Duke won a convoluted tiebreaker to emerge from a five-way tie for second and make the ACC title game, then beat Virginia there. But because the Blue Devils had five losses and were unranked, they got passed over by 24th-ranked Sun Belt champion James Madison for the fifth and final automatic-qualifying spot in the 12-team bracket.
It was something of a black eye for a conference that was, for decades, known for basketball, but through expansion moves of its own along with the steady success of either Florida State or Clemson, has cultivated a more-than-respectable resume as a football conference.
In this case, it was Miami — once a big, brash name in college football that hadn't been quite that since it joined the league in 2004 — that came to the rescue.
The furor over the Duke snub was erased when the playoff selection committee gave the Hurricanes the last at-large spot over Notre Dame despite ranking them lower than the Fighting Irish all season.
Miami making the final might have validated that decision.
“I believe the ACC is like 9-4 in postseason play this year, and I think a lot of the reasons we have progressed is (thanks to) some of the teams that we have faced throughout the course of the season in our conference,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said.
Seven of those nine wins have come against other Power Four teams. The ACC also points to solid scheduling — 35 games against Power Four teams overall this season — and 14 wins against those teams and Notre Dame; both numbers were the highest among the P4 conferences.
Another story line that emerged from Miami's wins is the $20 million playoff share that will all go to the Hurricanes, instead of being divided among all the conference members, which is the traditional way of doing it.
That arrangement strikes to the heart of the ACC's dilemma and how it solved it when Florida State and Clemson sued the conference and threatened to leave, concerned about being left behind as the Big Ten and SEC kept expanding.
Phillips and the lawyers came up with a “success incentives” initiative in which programs would keep all their postseason money. They crafted a similar deal that placed 60% of their media revenue up for grabs, with teams that generate more viewership (think FSU, Clemson, Duke in hoops) getting more of the dough.
“For us, it was an innovative approach of how to handle our revenue,” Phillips said. “You put everyone at the same level, then compete for a portion of those resources. We thought about it, talked about it, and said, listen this is the evolution of college sports.”
Also evolving — the CFP. Under the arrangement in place for the playoff, the Big Ten and SEC have the power to decide what comes next. The ESPN-mandated deadline for that decision is next Friday and the two conferences head into negotiations this weekend with very different views of what should happen.
Phillips and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark will also be sitting at the negotiating table. Time will tell if sitting there as the commissioner of a league that put a team in this year's final gives Phillips any more say in these conversations.
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Miami quarterback Carson Beck scores a touchdown during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal game against Mississippi, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Miami football head coach Mario Cristobal speaks during an interview on the team's indoor practice field in Coral Gables, Fla., Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
