The two college football powerhouses will battle it out in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl Classic for a trip to the national championship later this month.
Before the season started, Vance called this year’s Ohio State team “maybe the best” he has seen. Their two losses this season were to Oregon (who they beat in the quarterfinals) and an unranked Michigan team, but they seem to have avenged that embarrassment quite nicely.
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Cruz’s Longhorns earned the fifth seed after falling just short in the SEC title game, which gave the No. 2 seed an automatic bye to Georgia, who lost to the Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl.
“Alright which Texas ice cream should I have Ted bring when the Buckeyes win?” Vance replied. He added, “To be clear, @tedcruz, you’re on!”
The Buckeyes received the eighth seed in the playoffs, as Oregon and Penn State battled it out for the Big Ten title game. Oregon, the top seed, remained undefeated on the season until last week’s loss to the Buckeyes – Penn State, No. 6, will face No. 7 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
The contest will also call for tremendous bragging rights between two of the biggest names in politics: Vice President-elect JD Vance and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.