
criminal justice sophomore
“Just watching the game, I’m a big NFL fan. My team didn’t make it. I’m a Cowboys fan, but I was gonna hope that Josh Adams went. But I’ll just watch the Chiefs and the Eagles and hope the Eagles beat the Chiefs, ’cause I don’t like Mahomes.”

library associate
“Oh man, I wish I could say I’m excited, but both teams that made it, I was going for the opposite teams on both games. So, I guess maybe just the food.”
![Jonatán Muñoz
sustainable agriculture and food systems freshman
“I’m excited to see in which way the refs are going to get paid off, you know, how they’re going to cheat. [It is] very interesting how they do it every year.”](https://www.utrgvrider.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6794-768x1024.jpeg)
sustainable agriculture and food systems freshman
“I’m excited to see in which way the refs are going to get paid off, you know, how they’re going to cheat. [It is] very interesting how they do it every year.”

mass communication sophomore
“The halftime show, I saw that SZA’s gonna be performing with Kendrick, so I’m very excited for that. Hopefully, they play ‘All the Stars.’ I’m just hoping they do.”
–Compiled and photos by Jose Rodriguez and Daniela Martinez Salazar