Texas senator Ted Cruz thinks he’s doing the right thing by betting with the soon-to-be Vice President J.D. Vance on the Longhorns beating Ohio State on Friday night in the College Football Playoff game in the Cotton Bowl. But he is not. Because there’s the Ted Cruz Curse to contend with.

It’s not at all uncommon for politicians from one state to place a friendly wager with a cohort from another state when their respective sports teams meet on the field. Usually, the bet barely raises an eyebrow,

The Longhorns are currently a 6-point underdog for Friday’s game in Arlington after sneaking past Arizona State in a double-overtime thriller in the

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) challenged Vice President-elect JD Vance to a wager over the Longhorns vs. Buckeyes game. Cruz proposed on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the loser should bring beer and food from his home state and deliver it wearing the winning team's jersey.

The Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes will clash in the Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday. What did Sen. Ted Cruz and Vice President-elect JD Vance wager on the game?

Ahead of Friday's Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas, Vice President-elect JD Vance agreed to a friendly wager with a Senate colleague from the Lone Star State.

Sen. Ted Cruz and Vice President-elect JD Vance and betting local food and beer ahead of Friday night's showdown between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ted and JD know! The Cotton Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal game, is coming at us this Friday with a powerhouse matchup between Ohio State and Texas in Arlington. In fact, the game has so much hype involved with it that two high-profile Republicans are getting in on the action by slapping a bet against each other.