Texas football (13-2, 7-1 SEC) will face the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2-7) in the College Football Playoff semifinals this week at the Cotton Bowl in DFW, the home away from home game in the state. You will have something close to a field advantage. -2 Big Ten).
Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns fell behind for the first time this season against head coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes in the playoff semifinals. Prior to this round of the CFP, neither Texas nor Ohio State had trailed in any game this season.
Four blueblood programs will face off in the playoff semifinals, with the Penn State Nittany Lions taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Capital One Orange Bowl on January 9th.
This will be the first time Texas will play at the home of the Dallas Cowboys at Jerry World/AT&T Stadium since the Longhorns defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys to win the Big 12 Championship in 2023. .
How to watch Texas vs. Ohio State in the College Football Playoff
Date: Friday, January 10th Time: 6:30 PM CST Venue: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) How to watch (TV): ESPN Streaming: fubo TV | ESPN app Texas State Record: 13 wins, 2 Ohio State record: 12 wins, 2
Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons and Quint Kessenich are the ESPN Radio broadcast team.
Texas vs. Ohio State odds, spreads and totals
Odds provided by: FanDuel Sportsbook
money line
Ohio State is favored over Texas (+190) on the money line (-235).
spread
The Longhorns lost to Ohio State by one score (-5.5) against the spread in the Cotton Bowl.
total
53.5 (-110 over/-110 under)
Texas injury report
CJ Baxter Jr., RB: OUT (knee) Belton Gardner, RB: OUT (unlisted) Christian Clark, RB: OUT (Achilles) Derek Williams Jr., S: OUT (knee) Isaiah Bond, WR : Questionable (ankle) Cameron Williams, OT: Questionable (leg)
ohio state injury report
Mason Maggs, QB: Questionable (undisclosed) Josh Simmons, OL: OUT (knee) Seth McLaughlin, C: OUT (Achilles) TC Caffey, RB: OUT (knee) Brenten Jones, S: Question Nable (unpublished)
Texas and Ohio State Series History
Texas has an overall record of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws against Ohio State. The Longhorns, led by former Texas head coach Mack Brown, defeated Ohio State 24-21 in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, the last time the teams met on the gridiron.
The Longhorns and Buckeyes also split home-and-home series in Columbus (25-22 Texas) and Austin (24-7 Ohio State) in the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
