JD Vance bullish on Buckeyes' prospects for upcoming season: 'Maybe the best Ohio State team I've seen'

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, believes his Buckeyes can go all the way. 

During an appearance on OutKick's "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," Vance expressed cautious optimism about how far his favorite football team — the Ohio State Buckeyes — could go in the upcoming season.

Vance also joked that he was hopeful Michigan Wolverines fans would not hold his loyalty to the rival Buckeyes against him in November.

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Senator JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio and Republican vice-presidential nominee, speaks during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.  (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Yeah, I joked with the President when he first asked me to be a VP," Vance said. "I was like, well, you know, hopefully we don't lose Michigan by like 900 votes because you're going to regret it. 'Cause it's probably just a thousand p---d off Wolverine fans who wouldn't vote for a Buckeye."

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"But I think that most Michiganders are going to be able to put sports rivalries aside and put the country first, which is what, of course, all of us believe is the most important thing."

Vance added that the amount of talent on this year's roster was on par with the team that defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the BCS National Championship Game more than 20 years ago.

A general view of Ohio Stadium before the Ohio State Buckeyes play against the Michigan Wolverines on November 24, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Jamie Sabau/Getty