Angel Reese (10) gestures to Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22). Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

There's still beef between LSU and Iowa after NCAA title game

By Eric Smithling | Last updated Apr 21, 2023 8:54 AM ET

We're a couple of weeks removed from LSU's win over Iowa in the NCAA Tournament finals and there's still beef between the two teams.

Pork, more specifically.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds sent 1,250 pounds of pork to Louisiana food banks to pay off a bet she made with La. Governor John Bel Edwards before the game.

Alright @IAGovernor, let’s make things interesting. I’m willing to bet some Louisiana boudin that Coach @KimMulkey and @LSUwbkb are going to bring the national championship back to Baton Rouge. What do you say? https://t.co/aqQiEZAMh7
— Gov. John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) April 2, 2023

I'm in!

I’ll put Iowa Pork on @LisaBluder and our @IowaWBB to bring the championship home!

Go Hawks! https://t.co/HNXJlv6Bqq
— Gov. Kim Reynolds (@IAGovernor) April 2, 2023

BRProud.com reports Bel Edwards personally received a dozen pork chops as well.

The Tigers and Hawkeyes played the most-watched women's college basketball game of all time, with many tuning in expecting to watch the coronation of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark. Instead, Tigers guard Jasmine Carson did her best Clark impression in the first half, hitting all five of her threes, including one off the glass as time expired in the first half, giving the Tigers a 59-42 lead at the half.

JASMINE CARSON ARE YOU SERIOUS⁉️

BANK SHOT AT THE BUZZER FOR A 21-POINT HALF! pic.twitter.com/H4fDyBOPzH
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 2, 2023

LSU went on to win the game 102-85, securing its first basketball national championship in school history.

A lot of the discourse afterward centered around tournament Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese briefly taunting Clark while celebrating her team's victory, but Clark herself admitted she had no beef with Reese when discussing the event on ESPN's "Outside the Lines."

"I don't think Angel should be criticized at all."

Caitlin Clark said she thought Angel Reese received too much backlash for her celebrations during the championship game. (via @OTLonESPN) pic.twitter.com/i8tZyO8bai
— ESPN (@espn) April 4, 2023

Reese and Clark are returning in 2023 and are also eligible for the 2024-25 season. We'll hopefully get at least one more meeting between the two phenoms. We're definitely a lot hungrier for it now.

Eric Smithling

Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans

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