The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff featured non-neutral-site games only in the first round. But Texas could have a home-field ... the No. 5-seeded Longhorns will meet the No. 8-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Cotton Bowl this week.

For the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns find themselves one game away from playing for a national championship. However, this time, as they get set to

On the back end, Texas has allowed only eight passing scores this year and ranks No. 3 in pass defense success rate. All-American cornerback Jahdae Barron had a standout season with five interceptions and 11 pass breakups and is a key cog in the hopes of slowing down Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

With the 2024 college football season over, here's a look at Ohio State football's 2025 schedule, including dates for the Buckeyes' biggest games:

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 20, and the betting odds for the 2025-26 title have already been released. The

We are still in the wake of the conclusion of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. On Monday night, we saw No. 8 Ohio State defeat No. 7 Notre Dame to wi

This has prompted questions about which team played best against Ohio State. On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum noted that while the Fighting Irish had the closest game in terms of the final score, he believes the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-3) had a genuine chance to defeat the Buckeyes.

After making it to the College Football Playoff semifinal in the first year of the 12-team setup, it is safe to say the Texas Longhorns had a very talented team

The Fighting Irish found a way to get Ohio State into a third and 12 situation, but a deep ball to Jeremiah Smith crushed the comeback effort. Ohio State kicked a late field goal and won the game 34-23.

Despite the potential of Arch Manning, Texas' defense looks to lead the charge for the highly ranked Longhorns

Money is the very reason Ohio State star freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith – the best player on the field in Monday’s national championship victory over Notre Dame – should enter the transfer portal and test the open market.