A trip to the National Championship game is on the line later this evening with No. 5 seed Texas (13-2) taking on No. 8 seed Ohio State (12-2) in second College Football Playoff semifinal.
The semifinal round got kicked off last night, with No. 7 seed Notre Dame (14-1) beating No. 6 seed Penn State (13-3) in a 27-24 back-and-forth affair where Notre Dame’s place kicker drilled a 41-yard game-winning field goal with seven seconds left in regulation.
The Fighting Irish now await the winner of the Longhorns and Buckeyes in tonight’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic from AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
To get to this point, Texas defeated No. 12 seed Clemson 38-24 in the first round of the CFP and then won a 39-31 double overtime thriller against No. 4 seed Arizona State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
It’s been a different path for the Buckeyes, who have won each of their first two playoff games by 20+ points. It started with a resounding 42-17 win versus No. 9 seed Tennessee in the CFP first round and a dominant 41-21 victory against top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Will the Buckeyes continue to roll and aim for their first time title in a decade, or can the Longhorns pull off the upset and win their first National Championship in 19 seasons?
Here’s how to watch, stream and more for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas and Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Semifinal tonight:
Date: Friday, Jan. 10
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: AT&T Stadium, Dallas
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit
Streaming options include ESPN+ and Fubo.
Spread: Ohio State -6 (-105), Texas +6 (-115)
Total: Over 53.5 points (-105), Under 53.5 points (-115)
Moneyline: Ohio State (-250), Texas (+195)
Odds via BetMGM as of Friday, Jan. 10
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