The Los Angeles Rams are hosting the Cincinnati Bengals for Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb. 13. This is the second time ever, and coincidentally the second year in a row that the host of the Super Bowl is playing in the game. The game will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. PT, according to Yahoo.

Most students interviewed plan to root for the Bengals, but for different reasons. Freshman Ella Krane, normally a 49ers fan, is rooting for the Bengals because the Rams beat the 49ers in the NFC Championship game on Jan. 30. Senior Jaymin Parasnis simply likes the Bengals and their players more than the Rams.

However, sophomore Jake Abrams, normally a Baltimore Ravens fan, said he’d cheer on the Rams. “I’m going to root for the Rams because everyone else is rooting for the Bengals,” Abrams said. “The Bengals are also a rival of the Ravens,” he added.

Most students interviewed also said they usually attend Super Bowl parties with family and friends. “Before COVID and stuff we went to like this party with like, some family friends and stuff, but like, now we kind of just sit all together and watch it,” freshman Isabella Brosious said.

Krane said that while most years she attends a party, when the Super Bowl was held at Levi’s Stadium in 2016, she went. “It was crazy,” she said. “There were a lot of people, but it was really fun.”

Most years, however, Krane watches the Super Bowl from afar at parties, and she’s enjoyed these as well. “It’s with my friends, which is always fun,” Krane said.

On the other hand, freshman Rena Kim has, in the past, taken a more unusual path. “I sold Girl Scout cookies one Super Bowl like three years ago,” Kim said.

While some students noted that they enjoy chips and guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday, junior Malia Chavinson enjoys something different. “I always associate the Super Bowl with Doritos,” Chavinson said. 

Chavinson also said that she’d be looking forward to the halftime show more than the game this year. “It’s way […] easier to get invested into a game when you have a really strong preference about which team wins,” Chavinson said.

However, Abrams’ favorite part of the Super Bowl has changed over the years. “It used to be the commercials when I was really young, but as I got older, I sort of liked football more so now it’s the game,” Abrams said. 

While some students, such as Abrams and Parasnis, said they watch football on a regular basis, others, such as Brosious, don’t tune in as often. “My dad mostly watches, and I watch really only the Superbowl,” Brosious said.

However, senior Tessa Tomkinson said she doesn’t plan on watching the game. “Maybe I’ll watch the halftime show,” she said.