Texas and Ohio State's CFP matchup comes 20 years after the two programs' first ever matchup. Here's a look back to the 2005 game:

ARLINGTON, Texas — During the celebration following ... Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,@joeyrkaufman ...

One of the mysteries of Friday’s Cotton Bowl has been solved: We finally know why Ohio State quarterback Will Howard’s hand swelled like a balloon. The

ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards for a score with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night to advance to a shot for their sixth national title.

5 Texas is all ready to face No. 5 Ohio State in a snowy Arlington under the closed roof ... The Texas quarterback started his college career in Columbus as the top recruit in the country, but ...

A Buckeyes win would give the Big Ten back-to-back national champions for the first time since 1942, when the league was called the Western Conference. Paul Brown-coached Ohio State went 9-1 that year and was the third straight national champion from the conference. Voters crowned Minnesota in 1940 and ’41.

Ohio State fans came out in full force at the Cotton Bowl, occupying nearly half of AT&T Stadium for the CFP semifinal matchup vs Texas:

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Ohio State Buckeyes did not release an unavailable list ahead of Friday night's game with Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes play the Longhorns in the College Football Playoff semifinals in AT&T stadium at 7:30 p.m.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Quinn Ewers dropped back to pass with his collegiate career hanging in the balance. Facing fourth-and-goal from the 8-yard line late in the fourth quarter, the Texas ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinn Ewers was drifting left, looking toward the goal line, his eyes locked on Texas’ last chance. There was no time to peek back at which defensive monster was bearing ...

One thing was apparent Friday night at Cotton Bowl: Something was wrong with the hand of Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. And it was gross. Howard was seen on the

To compare, AT&T Stadium is near 16 and a half hour drive from Ohio State's campus in Columbus ... Bowl and the second CFP semifinal in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas ...