College Football Fans React To J.D. Vance's Inauguration Announcement

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College football fans are taking to social media to react to Vice President elect J.D. Vance's inauguration announcement.

Vance, an Ohio native, was obviously a very happy man on Friday evening. Ohio State, the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff, took down No. 5 seed Texas in the semifinals at the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes are now off to the College Football Playoff national championship game.

It's set for Monday, January 20 - the same day as the inauguration in Washington, D.C. That could be a problem for Vance, who's a big Ohio State fan.

US Vice President-elect JD Vance watches US President-elect Donald Trump (off frame) speak to the press after paying their respects in front of the flag-draped casket at the Lying in State Ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 8, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP) (Photo by TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Vance took to X, formerly known as Twitter, following Ohio State's 28-14 win over Texas in Arlington.

"Hopefully everyone is cool with me skipping the inauguration so I can go to the national title game," he wrote.

Hopefully everyone is cool with me skipping the inauguration so I can go to the national title game
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 11, 2025

College football fans are weighing in on his inauguration announcement on Monday morning.

"I like where your head is," one fan wrote.

"I don't do political tweets but this is the exception," one fan added.

"I would actually respect him so much if he went to the game," one fan added.

"If there isn't a video of Vance watching the game with his phone under the table, his social media team is fired," another fan added.

"I don't care about your politics. This is hilarious," another fan wrote.

"You could take the oath and still fly to Atlanta for the game," one fan added.

"In all honesty, it was very disrespectful for the NCAA to schedule the National Championship game on the day of the Presidential Inauguration!!" one fan added.

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. Trump is attending the game with lawmakers and Cabinet nominees including, Vice President-elect JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and others. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Ohio State, which last won a national championship during the 2014 season, is set to take on Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. E.T. on Monday evening. It'll air on ESPN, with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call.

Will Vance skip the inauguration and be in attendance?

College Football Fans React To J.D. Vance's Inauguration Announcement

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