Jonas Brothers and college football — a match made in Heaven? Or a match that’s just … confusing?

Most college football fans tuning into College GameDay on ESPN on Saturday morning seem to think the latter, as social media was abuzz with reaction to the live performance from the Jonas Brothers.

College GameDay was on the campus of James Madison on Saturday morning to preview the game between the undefeated Dukes and Appalachian State. So when the Jonas Brothers took the stage to sing, it was a bit confusing.

Here was some of the reaction on social media to the performance from the Jonas Brothers:

If anything screams college football, it's the Jonas Brothers

— Bam Adobobayo (@Bam_Adobobayo) November 18, 2023

https://twitter.com/sportswithgary1/status/1725909915460329963

are the Jonas brothers not one direction

— SPEND A BUCK (@RTPB07) November 18, 2023

The Jonas Brothers? pic.twitter.com/NC3romM5RF

— Rocket Daddy (@BravesSwearJar_) November 18, 2023

When I think big time college football, I think Jonas Brothers.

— Naps (@ac_ec) November 18, 2023

Watching this Jonas Brothers performance pic.twitter.com/mBg3qqbL6q

— River Wells (@riverhwells) November 18, 2023

I'm not going to rip anyone's music tastes, but why are the Jonas Brothers on Gameday?

— Matt Barber (@MattBarber60) November 18, 2023

I never expected to see the Jonas Brothers on ANYTHING sports related. Much less #CollegeGameDay

— Big Dawg Joe (@JoeDawg90s) November 18, 2023

Get the jonas brothers off my TV @CollegeGameDay

— ThisGuyStinks (@ThisGuyStinkzz) November 18, 2023

College GameDay has done these live concerts before, and it seems to always draw confusion from diehard college football fans. But there was also some positive social media reaction from casual fans, so perhaps these performances draw in fans who wouldn’t watch the show otherwise.

Me and my mom actually watching college gameday bc of the @jonasbrothers

— arianator? (@courtney01smith) November 18, 2023

We’ll see who the next artist to perform on College GameDay will be.

Adam Spencer

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