Marco Rubio Says He’d Spend a Week Off Watching College Football

During a July 28 interview on Fox News’s “My View with Lara Trump,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked how he would spend a full week without work obligations. He added that he doubted he would be able to do so “anytime soon.”

Washington Examiner

Rubio’s enthusiasm for college football is personal. He played at the NAIA-affiliated Tarkio College in Missouri before transferring to the University of Florida, where he earned his undergraduate degree. His son, Anthony Rubio, follows in his footsteps as a redshirt junior running back on the Florida Gators roster.

Daily Wire

Rubio has also voiced criticism of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.

Daily Wire

• Anthony Rubio: 11 career carries for 59 yards and one touchdown, the score coming in the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl win over Tulane.

USA Today

• 2025 season opener: He rushed for 27 yards in the Gators’ 55-0 victory over Long Island.

USA Today

Rubio’s interview combined personal anecdote with policy commentary. He described his ideal week off as a marathon of college-football viewing, acknowledging that his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, would likely disapprove. He also reiterated his long-standing frustration with the CFP, suggesting that if Miami were “screwed out” of the playoff, the entire system should be discarded and that President Donald Trump might need to intervene in the 2026 CFP.

Daily Wire

• “I’d love to sit down and watch every college football game, starting at noon Eastern until when the West Coast games end at 2:00 a.m our time Eastern,” — State Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State

Washington Examiner

• “My wife is going to hate this answer, but I would love to sit down and watch every college football game starting at noon eastern until when the west coast games end at 2 a.m. our time,” — State Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State

Daily Wire

• “I doubt I’ll be able to do that anytime soon,” — State Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State

Daily Wire

• “I'm a Florida Gator, but if the University of Miami gets screwed out of the College Football Playoffs, after going 10-2 and beating Notre Dame, the whole thing should be scrapped and (Trump) is gonna have to take over next year,” — State Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State

USA Today

Rubio’s schedule remains dominated by foreign-policy duties, including a March 13 2025 appearance at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in La Malbaie, Canada. No public plans have been announced for a personal football-watching weekend.

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