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Days earlier than No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami face off in South Florida for the nationwide championship, governors Mike Braun and Ron DeSantis are placing their cash — or meals — the place their mouths are.
The 2 governors — Braun of Indiana and DeSantis of Florida — agreed to a “pleasant wager” pitched by Braun on Friday.
The loser will ship native meals gadgets to the successful governor.
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(Left) Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks throughout a press convention with Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs in Gary, Indiana, on Oct. 30, 2025. (Proper) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks throughout a information convention at Palm Seaside State School, west of Lake Value, Florida, on Aug. 20, 2025. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Photographs;Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Solar Sentinel/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Picture)
“Hey @GovRonDeSantis, how a few pleasant wager on the nationwide championship?” Braun requested.
“If IU loses, I’ll ship you some pork from [Fischer Farms], which is in my neck of the woods in Dubois County, plus some pies from the well-known [Wicks Pies], together with a sugar cream pie (an Indiana favourite). Pork and pie for bragging rights. You in?”
“Mike — I’m comfortable to oblige and am impressed with IU’s turnaround (thanks partially to a Miami child at QB). However I’m all-in for The U,” DeSantis responded. “If Indiana wins, I’ll ship stone crabs and key lime pie from [Joe’s Stone Crab]. I’ll simply drop them off in Naples or Marco Island since that’s mainly Indiana south this time of 12 months.”
Carson Beck of the Miami Hurricanes passes the ball towards the Ole Miss Rebels within the first quarter throughout the 2025 School Soccer Playoff Semifinal on the VRBO Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on Jan. 8, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty Photographs)
The Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites, so Gov. Braun actually has the benefit as Indiana goals to turn out to be simply the third workforce in NCAA historical past to go 16-0, becoming a member of Yale in 1894 and FCS’ North Dakota State seven years in the past.
Indiana walloped No. 5 Oregon 56-22 within the semifinal final week, whereas Miami earned a visit to its own residence stadium after taking down No. 6 Ole Miss in a thriller the place Carson Beck scored the game-winning landing with 18 seconds left.
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza throws earlier than an NCAA school soccer sport towards Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Bloomington, Indiana. (AP Picture/Darron Cummings)
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