By Thomas Kring, Aquinas Reporter
On the evening of Feb. 8, 2026, Aquinas College students gathered in residence hall lobbies, basements, dorm rooms and other social areas to watch the Seattle Seahawks claim a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.
Students watch Super Bowl in Regina – Photo by Thomas Kring
The championship game, played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., came to be viewed as a grudge match; the Seahawks and Patriots met previously in Super Bowl XLIX in which New England edged out Seattle 28-24. The game came down to the Seahawks’ infamous drop pass play on the one-yard line which was intercepted, sealing the championship for the Patriots in the final two minutes.
Super Bowl LX was nowhere near as close. Seattle’s dominant defense suffocated the Patriot’s offense led by breakout quarterback Drake Maye. Neither team put the ball into the end zone until the fourth quarter, but at that point Seattle’s kicker Jason Myers had nailed four unanswered field goals. What truly sealed the Patriots’ defeat was Uchenna Nwosu’s pick-six, one of Maye’s two costly interceptions. Both teams’ defenses excelled: the Seahawks had a combined six QB sacks while the Patriots held the NFL’s 2025 Offensive Player of the Year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, to only 27 receiving yards.
Many viewers, football fans or otherwise, were counting down to the halftime performance by Puerto Rican rapper/singer Bad Bunny. The Latin pop star received a Grammy for album of the year a week prior to the Super Bowl. Bad Bunny performed entirely in Spanish and was joined by guest artists Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
Bad Bunny performs at halftime- Photo by The New Yorker
“When there’s representation,” said freshman Geira Gómez, “people like me matter. Stuff like this is for everyone.”
Aquinas students watched the game everywhere on campus. While an RA-organized event was happening in the Regina Hall lobby, another student took it upon himself to order pizza and put the game on in the basement space:
“I wanted to bring my friends together.” Mitchell Chrapek said. “We had fun, we had people dancing [during halftime].” Food, football, and fellowship were all present in the carriage house as mass-goers leaving the chapel crowded into the Moose café to watch the game.
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