Here's what Ohio State's Ryan Day and Texas' Steve Sarkisian said ahead of the Cotton Bowl and College Football Playoff semifinals.

Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl, which serves as a semifinal in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are favored.

Ohio State vs. Texas game broadcasts live, with kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The semifinal game broadcasts on

Here's everything you need to know for the Ohio State Buckeyes' CFP semifinals matchup against the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl.

Now that the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is down to four teams remaining — the size of the field the previous 10 seasons — things really don’t look that much different.

Hoping to vie for a national championship, the University of Texas faces Ohio State Friday night in Arlington in the semifinal of the College Football Playoff. Why it matters: Win or lose, the Longhorns under head coach Steve Sarkisian are relevant once again.

Here is what you need to know about the remaining College Football Playoff games. College Football Playoff teams. This college football season was the first with the expanded 12-t

Here's the official College Football Playoff bracket, which was announced on Sunday, Dec. 8. Get the CFP bracket, schedule, teams, scores, seeds and more here.