Krispy Kreme flips the pre-game script with football-shaped doughnuts in Indiana crimson and Miami orange, plus a 24-hour buy-one-get-one-for-a-buck deal that turns every dozen into a victory formation.
While Indiana and Miami finish film study, Krispy Kreme is already drawing up plays. The chain’s Championship Dozen—six helmet-colored footballs plus six Original Glazed—drops Monday, Jan. 19, the same day the 15-0 Hoosiers meet the 13-2 Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium.
Inside the Playbook: What’s Actually in the Box
The orange football is an unglazed shell pumped with white Kreme, dipped in orange vanilla icing and striped with green laces. Its crimson twin swaps chocolate icing for vanilla and white laces for crimson. Both are sold a la carte—up to six of either color—so fans can stack the roster however they want.
Original Glazed acts as the reliable offensive line: same 1937 recipe, same melt-on-contact sugar shell, same 12-count cushion against fourth-quarter hunger.
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Monday only, any dozen—Championship included—triggers a second Original Glazed dozen for $1. At participating U.S. shops and through the Krispy Kreme app, the limit is two redemptions per customer. A standard $15.49 box suddenly becomes two boxes for $16.49, or roughly 69¢ per doughnut.
Why This stunt Matters Beyond the Sugar Rush
- Calendar ownership: Krispy Kreme hasn’t waited for a corporate tie-in; it seized the national-championship window before official restaurant partners could react.
- Regional rivalry retail: By color-matching both schools, the brand avoids picking sides and doubles its addressable fan base in one SKU.
- App acquisition: Forcing redemption through the app funnels thousands of new users into the loyalty ecosystem ahead of Valentine’s Day and March Madness repeats.
Historic Stakes on the Field
Indiana enters 15-0, chasing the program’s first consensus national title CBS Sports. Miami, 13-2, hunts its first crystal football since 2001, when the BCS still ruled Saturdays CBS Sports. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN from Miami Gardens.
Bottom Line for Fans
Whether you’re tailgating in South Florida or stress-eating in Bloomington, the Championship Dozen is a one-night-only blitz. When the clock hits midnight, the orange and crimson footballs leave the lineup, and the $1 BOGO disappears like a Hail Mary in the end-zone lights.
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