Win this game and you're playing for the national title. That's what's on the line for the Texas Longhorns Friday n

The semifinals of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff continue on Friday with a marquee showdown in the Cotton Bowl between (5) Texas and (8) Ohio State. The winner of this game will face either (6) Penn State) or (7) Notre Dame in the national title game on Jan.

For the first time this season, the Texas Longhorns are the underdog. Ohio State is a 6-point favorite in the college football playoff semifinal Cotton Bowl Classic. Since losing to Rival Michigan in the Horseshoe in the last game of the regular season.

Eric Cohen revealed his College Football Playoff semifinal picks for Texas Longhorns vs. Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Cotton Bowl on Friday

Texas has a tall task on Friday as the Buckeyes enter the Cotton Bowl coming off two dominant wins over Tennessee and Oregon.

In more ways than one, the Texas Longhorns find themselves in familiar territory. Not only are they back in the College Football Playoff semifinals, where they

After a difficult loss to Michigan, Ohio State has been a buzzsaw in its first two College Football Playoff games.

Thursday night, the semifinals kick off with an Orange Bowl matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The winner of the Orange Bowl heads to the National Championship and meets the winner of the Texas Longhorns vs.