Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will almost assuredly be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff title game against Notre Dame on Jan. 20. Here's what you need to know ahead of the big showdown between Ohio State and Texas.
Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas
Date: Jan. 10 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Ohio State -6 | Total: 53.5
This is a matchup of two blue-blood programs that haven't won the title in a bit. Ohio State last won it all a decade ago on the arm of third-string QB Cardale Jones; you have to reach all the way back to Vince Young's dash into the end zone in 2005 for Texas' last title.