The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns are 11.5-point favorites over the No. 12 seed Clemson Tigers for the first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin on Dec. 21, according to FanDuel.
Kickoff is at 3 p.m. Central on TNT with the winner advancing to the Peach Bowl to face No. 4 seed Arizona State.
It’s the first all-time meeting between the two programs.
Texas is making its second consecutive College Football Playoff appearance and its second overall while Clemson is a familiar participant under head coach Dabo Swinney, who has led the Tigers to seven appearances, winning the national championship in 2016 and 2018 in addition to runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2019.