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

"College GameDay," ESPN's popular college football pregame show is heading to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, where Ohio State faces Texas.

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

Why is Ohio State playing Texas in the Cotton Bowl for its CFP semifinal location? Here's what to know ahead of Friday's game vs. the Longhorns:

Texas and Ohio State arrived for the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl before the snow expected to hit the North Texas area.

The semifinal round of the NCAA FBS college football semifinals concludes Thursday with No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas in 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:

Ohio State and Texas will kick off the Cotton Bowl at 7:30 ET on Friday night from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and the game will be airing on ESPN. The Buckeyes are currently favored by 5.5 points.

Ohio State outlasted Texas 28-14 to win the Cotton Bowl and clinch their first trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship since 2014. The Buckeyes will face 7-seed Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan.

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 ...

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.

Andrew Caley doesn't think the Buckeyes' reign of terror continues over the Longhorns with his Texas vs Ohio State predictions at the Cotton Bowl.