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Kansas FB Jared Casey’s new Applebee’s ad perfectly plays into meteoric rise after 2-point conversion

“Hey, you always gotta go for two.”

Jared Casey’s last week is just one example highlighting the many benefits for college athletes now that they’re allowed to capitalize on their own names, images and likenesses.

The Kansas football walk-on freshman fullback became a hero for Jayhawks fans last weekend when he helped lift his 31-point underdog team Saturday to a 57-56 overtime win against Texas — Kansas’ first Big 12 win on the road since 2008. They had also never won against Texas in Austin until last weekend.

After the Longhorns scored on their first overtime possession, the Jayhawks followed up with a two-yard touchdown run from Devin Neal. And then they went for two and the win. Casey caught his first pass of the season from a scrambling Jalon Daniels and sealed the victory for Kansas to snap an eight-game losing streak.

So as Casey quickly became a star, he was also able to cash in a little.

As ESPN reported, he agreed to NIL deals with Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in Kansas, along with the local Lewis Automotive Group. And this week, he shot an Applebee’s commercial at one restaurant in Lawrence — one that’s much better than the date night one serving as the bane of many college football fans’ existence.

While it’s obviously great to see Casey get to capitalize on his newfound stardom, his closing line in the ad perfectly plays into his meteoric rise: “Hey, you always gotta go for two.”

For his work, Casey said he received $800 in cash and $1,000 in Applebee’s gift cards, The Kansas City Star reported.

Kansas’ decision to go for two wasn’t even necessary at this point. College football overtime rules require teams to go for two after a touchdown in the second overtime, and then things get weird once they get to three overtimes. But the Jayhawks could have easily kicked the extra point and extended the game to a second overtime, but they went with a bold choice and clearly wanted to win then.

Here’s the two-point conversion that propelled Casey to stardom with multiple NIL deals.

Casey also said he plans to spend some of that gift card cash on his teammates for dinner at Applebee’s. And his favorite meal there? Per The Kansas City Star:

“My go-to is just a regular bacon cheeseburger,” Casey said with a smile. “My friends always make fun of me because wherever we go, I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ll take a cheeseburger.’”

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Watch: Applebee’s commercial college football fans can’t stand

Will you be able to stand this ad?

Are you planning to watch a lot of college football this season? If you’re reading this site, you most likely are. If you have flipped on any game in the early days of the season, chances are you’ve seen this Applebee’s commercial, which features a parody of the recent hit “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes:

It really doesn’t matter whether you like it or not. All we know is that according to Awful Announcing, it has incurred the wrath of college football fans the world over. To make matters worse, there are four such Applebee’s ads out there.

Do college football fans in general not enjoy country pop or TikTok? Is it simply the frequency with which this commercial has been airing? All we know is the ad doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. We don’t know if Applebee’s has sold any ad space for Notre Dame home broadcasts on NBC as it has elsewhere, but you better brace yourself for the possibility now.