Vice President-elect JD Vance, proud Ohio State alumnus, said back in August that this Buckeyes team might be the “best” he’s seen in a while. That will be easily resolved when Ohio State takes on Notre Dame in the national championship game later this month, and Vance wants to be there to see it.
There is only one small complication.
US Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) reacts after the Electoral College vote was ratified during a joint session of Congress to ratify the 2024 presidential election at the US Capitol on January 6, 2025 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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President-elect Donald Trump and Vance will officially take over on January 20 – the same day as the title game.
“I hope everyone agrees that I skipped the inauguration so I could go to national title game,” Vance joked in a social media post.
Ohio State Buckeyes No. 1 Quinshon Judkins celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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The former Ohio senator then posted a meme in response to his post on X with his two options: “Attend your own inauguration” or “Go watch the Buckeyes win the national title.”
The Buckeyes will have a chance to contend for the program’s first national title since 2014 after defeating Texas in the Cotton Bowl on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Notre Dame, which defeated Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Wednesday, is chasing its 12th overall title and first since 1988.
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Vice President-elect JD Vance arrives for the Electoral College vote count during a joint session of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives on Monday, January 6, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Vance will cheer on his Buckeyes in Washington as Trump is sworn in for a second term in the White House.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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