(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said “hopefully everyone is cool” with him skipping President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration for a college football game.
After Ohio State University defeated the University of Texas (UT) in the College Football Playoff semifinal, Vance, a former senator from Ohio, joked on Friday that he may have a scheduling conflict come Jan. 20.
“Hopefully everyone is cool with me skipping the inauguration so I can go to the national title game,” Vance wrote on X after the Buckeyes advanced to the championship game.
Hopefully everyone is cool with me skipping the inauguration so I can go to the national title game
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 11, 2025
Vance, a proud Ohio State alumnus, said in August that this season’s Buckeyes team is likely “the best” in a long time, according to the New York Post.
BUCKEYES ARE COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/wVhIVYpxsD
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 11, 2025
The vice president-elect responded to his own social media post by sharing a meme presenting two options: “Attend your own inauguration” or “Go watch the Buckeyes win a national title.”
Ohio State is set to face off against Notre Dame in the Jan. 20 college football national championship at 7:30 p.m. The event falls on the same day as Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, which is slated to start at noon.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 11, 2025
Ohio State’s win marked Vance’s victory in a bet with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who must deliver the vice president-elect beer and food from Ohio while wearing a Buckeyes jersey.
Cruz challenged the former Ohio senator to bet on Tuesday via social media post, asking him, “Hey @JDVance — care for a wager on the UT-Ohio State game? Loser brings beer & food from his home state & delivers it wearing the winning jersey?”
Alright which Texas ice cream should I have Ted bring when the Buckeyes win? https://t.co/skyZ88MDsK
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 7, 2025
Vance took on the GOP senator’s wager, firing back to his friend by saying, “Alright which Texas ice cream should I have Ted bring when the Buckeyes win?”
Per Cruz’s post, Vance looks forward to receiving Blue Bell ice cream with Texas BBQ & Shiner Bock beer — served by a Texan in an Ohio State jersey.
Julianna Frieman is a freelance writer published by the Daily Caller, Headline USA, The Federalist, and the American Spectator. Follow her on Twitter at @JuliannaFrieman.
