Ohio State ranks No. 1 in SP+ and the College Football Power Index, and Urban Meyer picks the Buckeyes to win the national title "if Team A shows up" in the Cotton Bowl.
While Cotton Bowl officials are preparing plans for inclement weather with snow set to hit Dallas this week, Friday’s Ohio State vs. Texas CFP semifinal remains on as scheduled.
Test your knowledge of Ohio State’s history in the Cotton Bowl and against Texas before the Buckeyes face the Longhorns in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday.
Former Georgia defensive end Damon Wilson could be a fit for Ohio State, the Buckeyes offer 16 new players and 5-star 2026 safety Bralan Womack puts OSU in his top four.
Texas features the nation's No. 1 pass defense in yards per attempt and has racked up 21 interceptions, but thus far none have slowed Ohio State's passing attack in the CFP.
College GameDay is set to cover its sixth Ohio State game of the season – more than any other school – when the Buckeyes face Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
NFL Buckeyes who hit milestones in the final week of the regular season included Terry McLaurin, Cameron Heyward, Garrett Wilson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Jonathon Cooper.
Fast starts have "set the tone" in Ohio State's wins over Tennessee and Oregon, and Emmanuel Acho calls Will Howard "the worst quarterback remaining" in the CFP.
Jim Harbaugh will now be coaching two former Ohio State running backs as Ezekiel Elliott joins J.K. Dobbins in Los Angeles as a member of the Chargers’ practice squad.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers says he “learned a lot” from his time at Ohio State and that the relationships he built with the Buckeyes were “super special.”
Ohio State freshman running back Sam Williams-Dixon has entered the transfer portal and will not remain with the team through its College Football Playoff run.
Danny Davis says Quinn Ewers has both come up big and made mind-boggling mistakes this year and that Texas' DBs will have their hands full against Ohio State's WRs.
Ohio State's mix of coverage schemes and ferocious pass rush blended beautifully against Oregon as a sluggish middle eight performance is the only nitpick found of the Buckeyes.
