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College Football's Top New Foods 2026

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The arrival of college football season means exciting action on the gridiron and outlandish food off of it. College programs have taken it up a notch with concession items. There are area- and team-specific creations as well as various takes on classic nachos and burgers. There's even one snack that could potentially be used as a weapon.

UCF's Pretzel Sword, created by Levy Restaurants, is a pretzel baked in the shape of a knight's sword, served with spicy mustard and cheese sauce. Arizona's Zookeeper burger includes beef, chicken, bacon, Spam, egg, cheddar, pepper jack, mozzarella, and peanut butter and jelly. Notre Dame's Birria Cheesesteak features slow-braised birria with peppers, onions, fried jalapeños and Irish cheddar cheese sauce on toasted beer cheese bread.

LSU offers Boudin Crawfish Nachos, while Nebraska has a Footlong Ribwich with maple barbecue boneless riblets, onions and dill pickles on a Rotella hoagie roll. Tulane's Guinness Bar headlines the Guinness Brat, a Guinness-infused bratwurst with sauteed onions and cheese on a pretzel bun. Wisconsin's Badger Bakers include three twice-baked loaded potatoes: Poutine, Classic, and Sweet Corn.

Minnesota brings Spam fries to games, and James Madison debuts miniature peanut butter pies.