13 - 2 (7-2)
Jan. 10, 2025 - 7:30 pm et
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX
ESPNOSU -6
The Buckeyes will try to handle what is expected to be a hostile crowd in Arlington for the Cotton Bowl, just three hours away from the campus of their College Football Playoff semifinal opponent, Texas. While both teams played home games in the first round and defeated squads that got byes in the quarterfinals, their CFP stories have been starkly different to date.
Ohio State entered as the eighth seed in the CFP and blew apart each of its first two opponents.