Ron DeSantis asking for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s CFP snub

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he is asking for $1 million in a state spending proposal to let Florida State University sue the College Football Playoff committee over its recent decision to exclude the undefeated Seminoles from the playoff.

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Though the championship will be decided months before a budget is approved, DeSantis spent time lamenting the snub.

“My first-grader, my fifth-grader and my preschooler … they are all ‘Noles, and they are big-time fans, and they do the tomahawk chop, and they were not happy,” DeSantis said. “We are going to set aside $1 million and let the chips fall where they may.”

DeSantis’ recommendation is simply a suggestion to the Legislature, which will begin its annual session next month. Once the Legislature agrees on a spending plan, DeSantis will have power to veto individual items.

DeSantis is calling for a $114.4 billion budget. Unlike most years, the presidential candidate announced his budget far from the state Capitol in a news conference held at a charter school on Marco Island in southwest Florida.

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Reporting by The Associated Press.