Texas football, seeded No. 5 in the College Football Playoff and coming off a 39-31 win over No. 4 Arizona State in double overtime in the Peach Bowl, will take on eighth-seeded Ohio State in the semifinals.
The winner of that game moves onto the CFP championship game (Jan. 20, 6:30 p.m., ESPN). The opponent would be Notre Dame or Penn State. Notre Dame, which beat second-seeded Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, plays Penn State in the other CFP semifinal (Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m., ESPN).
The Longhorns (13-2) and Buckeyes (12-2) should get very familiar with each other. After this CFP semifinal, Texas opens the 2025 season on Aug. 30 at Ohio State. So whoever loses this matchup will get a chance at revenge in the next game it plays.
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Texas was runner-up in the SEC behind Georgia. Ohio State fell short of playing in the Big Ten championship game, but beat Big Ten champion Oregon in the CFP quarterfinals.
Here’s what you need to know about the Cotton Bowl matchup:
∎ Friday, Jan. 10
∎ 6:30 p.m. CT
∎ AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Friday morning’s betting lines, per BetMGM:
∎ Spread: Ohio State by 6
∎ Over/under: 54½
∎ Moneyline: Texas (+190), Ohio State (-225)
∎ Tickets are available on SeatGeek, here.
First round
∎ Dec. 20: No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
∎ Dec. 21: No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
∎ Dec. 21: No. 5 Texas 38, Clemson 24
∎ Dec. 21: No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Quarterfinals
∎ Dec. 31, Fiesta Bowl: No. 6 Penn State 31, No. 3 Boise State 14
∎ Jan. 1, Peach Bowl: No 5 Texas 39, No. 4 Arizona State 31
∎ Jan. 1, Rose Bowl: No. 8 Ohio State 41, No. 1 Oregon 21
∎ Jan. 2, Sugar Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame 23, No. 2 Georgia 10
Semifinals
∎ Orange Bowl: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
∎ Cotton Bowl: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
National Championship
∎ 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
∎ Fiesta Bowl
∎ Peach Bowl
∎ Rose Bowl
∎ Sugar Bowl
∎ Orange Bowl
∎ Cotton Bowl
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