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Gen Z Girls Obsess Over Off Campus on The Viral List

Another hockey romance show, NFL schedule announcement videos, and Gen Z’s as gaming menu screens are all going viral…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

May 22 2026
North America, Western Europe

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Off Campus has quickly become Gen Z’s newest #BookTok-fueled TV obsession
NFL teams released their schedule videos filled with pop culture references, turning the announcements into entertainment (and even non-fans tuned in!)
Gen Z creators are turning videos of themselves into the main menus of real and fictional games with a CapCut template

Off Campus is the new hockey romance taking over Gen Z’s TVs and FYPs The TikTok girlies are on a hockey romance obsession run—and no, it’s not another rewatch of Heated Rivalry. Right now, they’re fully locked into Off Campus, Prime Video’s adaptation of the bestselling book series by Elle Kennedy. It follows a college hockey player and a musician, blending sports drama, tension, and spicy romance in exactly the way #BookTok loves. Since premiering last week, the show has quickly climbed to the No. 3 spot on Prime Video’s streaming charts—likely only held back because of The Boys series finale—and currently holds a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Naturally, TikTok is where the obsession is unfolding in real time. TikTok is overflowing with reactions from viewers who are clearly down bad for the series, and once again, watch parties are popping up across cities. On release day, one #BookTok creator (with 356K views and 83K likes) joked, “Do not bother asking me my progress in the Off Campus...