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title: "Larosa’s Family Pizzeria Named Official Pizza of Cincinnati Athletics"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/11cf52ac-31cb-42ce-a764-4811ddba7f7d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260826_larosas_family_pizzeria_named_official_pizza_of_cincinnati_athletics.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:57:41.759Z
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# Larosa’s Family Pizzeria Named Official Pizza of Cincinnati Athletics

**TL;DR:** LaRosa's Family Pizzeria has been named the official pizza of Cincinnati Athletics, with their family-recipe pizzas available at concession stands starting this 2026-27 athletics season. The partnership brings together two hometown favorites to support the city, its teams, and the community.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-08-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260826_larosas_family_pizzeria_named_official_pizza_of_cincinnati_athletics.html).*

## Story

Starting this 2026-27 athletics season, the family-recipe pizzas will be available at concession stands at Cincinnati athletic events, beginning with the Bearcats’ football season opener against Boston College on Sept. 5 at Historic Nippert Stadium. "We are excited about this opportunity to partner with a brand that is synonymous with the city of Cincinnati," John Cunningham, Cincinnati director of athletics, said. "This is a tremendous chance for us to pair Cincinnati’s neighborhood family pizzeria with Bearcats Athletics."

Led by preseason All-America guard Evan Tengesdahl and all-conference teammates Taran Tyo and Joe Cotton, the Bearcats feature a strong offensive line heading into the 2026 season. They will protect transfer quarterback JC French, who takes the reins of one of the Big 12's most productive offenses. The defense will be led by linebackers and Ohio natives Antwan Peek Jr. (Cincinnati) and Jonathan Thompson (Columbus) under first-year defensive coordinator Nate Woody’s new-look scheme.

In addition to opening with Boston College, Cincinnati welcomes Western Carolina (Sept. 12), Kansas State (Sept. 26), Texas Tech (Oct. 24), Utah (Oct. 31) and Colorado (Nov. 21), giving fans six Saturdays at Nippert Stadium to cheer on the Bearcats this fall.

“The partnership between UC Athletics and LaRosa’s means so much – it brings together two hometown favorites to support our city, its teams and our community,” said Mike LaRosa. “We’ve been incredibly fortunate to be part of generations of Cincinnati families and to support local student-athletes along the way. To now partner with UC Athletics feels like coming full circle, and we couldn’t be more proud.”

Season ticket packages and a payment plan are available. Season parking can be arranged at Eden Garage here. Spend your Saturdays with the Bearcats this fall. Ticket purchasing information is available. For information, visit GoBearcats.com/tickets.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- official pizza (topic)
- Mike LaRosa (person)
- athletic events (topic)
- LaRosa's Family Pizzeria (company)
- Cincinnati Athletics (company)
- John Cunningham (person)
- University of Cincinnati (company)
- concession stands (topic)
- cincinnati athletics (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260826_larosas_family_pizzeria_named_official_pizza_of_cincinnati_athletics.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/11cf52ac-31cb-42ce-a764-4811ddba7f7d).