Ohio State defeated Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to punch its ticket to a title game showdown against Notre Dame.

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.

Either Texas or Ohio State will get a chance to play for another national championship. The powerhouse programs play Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State takes on Texas in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal on Friday. Here's how to watch, including TV schedule and time:

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

Now the Longhorns face a Buckeyes defensive front that sacked Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel eight times ... Texas is playing in its 23rd Cotton Bowl, the most for any team. But this is the Longhorns' first in 22 years. Ohio State is in its second ...

Will Howard is the X-factor for the Ohio State football team in this game. The reason why is Texas is one of the few teams in the country that has the talent on defense to matchup with the Buckeyes on offense. Do they always execute to their full potential? No, but they have the athletes to make this interesting.

Texas' best win this year is against Clemson in the first-round of the playoff. They haven't played a team as good as Ohio State, and they certainly haven't beaten anyone as good as Ohio State. This is going to be an incredibly challenging test for the Longhorns and they will have to play mistake-free football to get a win.

Ahead of kickoff in the Cotton Bowl, get our expert predictions, best bets, and analysis ahead of kickoff between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian spoke to the media Thursday, one day before the Cotton Bowl Classic kicks off at AT&T Stadium near Dal

Texas thrived on being able to take away the run and make Ohio State one-dimensional. It held Ohio State to just 81 rushing yards and 3.4 yards per carry. That was Ohio State’s third-lowest average per carry this season, limiting what the offense wanted to do because it lived behind the sticks.

With snow expected in Dallas, the Cotton Bowl is monitoring weather reports as kickoff between Ohio State and Texas football approaches.