Days before No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami face off in South Florida for the national championship, governors Mike Braun and Ron DeSantis are putting their money — or food — where their mouths are.
The two governors — Braun of Indiana and DeSantis of Florida — agreed to a “friendly wager” pitched by Braun on Friday.
The loser will send local food items to the winning governor.
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“Hey @GovRonDeSantis, how about a friendly wager on the national championship?” Braun asked.
“If IU loses, I’ll send you some pork from [Fischer Farms], which is in my neck of the woods in Dubois County, plus some pies from the famous [Wicks Pies], including a sugar cream pie (an Indiana favorite). Pork and pie for bragging rights. You in?”
“Mike — I am happy to oblige and am impressed with IU’s turnaround (thanks in part to a Miami kid at QB). But I am all-in for The U,” DeSantis responded. “If Indiana wins, I’ll send stone crabs and key lime pie from [Joe’s Stone Crab]. I will just drop them off in Naples or Marco Island since that’s basically Indiana south this time of year.”
The Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites, so Gov. Braun certainly has the advantage as Indiana aims to become just the third team in NCAA history to go 16-0, joining Yale in 1894 and FCS’ North Dakota State seven years ago.
Indiana walloped No. 5 Oregon 56-22 in the semifinal last week, while Miami earned a trip to its own home stadium after taking down No. 6 Ole Miss in a thriller where Carson Beck scored the game-winning touchdown with 18 seconds left.
The game kicks off Monday from Hard Rock Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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