Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will almost assuredly be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20.

As a result, Ohio State will now play No. 5 Texas (13-2) in the CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at AT&T ...

Here’s who’s on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoff semifinals game between Ohio State and Texas.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has been high on the Ohio State Buckeyes since the College Football Playoff began.

The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes are set to face off in this year's Cotton Bowl with a trip to the national title ...

Texas will have its hands full with Smith running downfield, and it has to contain him better than it did Arizona State ...

The Longhorns battle the Buckeyes with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line ...

It's Ohio State vs. Texas in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal. Follow along for live score and game updates ...

The former Alabama coach and seven-time national champion learned he would enter the College Football Hall of Fame before ...

Ohio State vs. Texas is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. The Ohio State-Texas game can be watched on ESPN. Chris Fowler will be doing the play-by-play with Kirk Herbstreit serving as an analyst.

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No matter who fans are cheering for, they are convinced their team will win Friday night at the Cotton Bowl. No matter what ...