It was unlike the other playoff games Ohio State had played so far this season. We didn’t see the early explosive plays on offense. We saw plenty of penalty

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 — 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.

No. 5 Texas is all ready to face No. 5 Ohio State in a snowy Arlington under the closed roof of the AT&T Stadium, for both teams' joy. Quinn Ewers and the Horns

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.

To compare, AT&T Stadium is near 16 and a half hour drive from Ohio State's campus in Columbus, Ohio. All told ... Jan. 10 in the 2025 Cotton Bowl and the second CFP semifinal in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

This has been a season unlike any other for Ryan Day emotionally. Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation’s winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State’s fourth straight loss to Michigan.

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 ...

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.

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

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jack Friggin Sawyer ... won’t have to buy another beer in his life. In Columbus or anywhere else, given how many Ohio State alumni dot the nation. Instant classic, indeed.