Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

The loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl ends the 2024 football season for Texas, which is still searching for its first national title since 2005.

The No. 5 seeded Longhorns and No. 8 seeded Buckeyes meet at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to duke it out for a shot at the title. Ohio State has had more recent success, winning the big dance in 2015 with quarterback Cardale Jones at the helm and running back Ezekiel Elliott leading the charge with four rushing touchdowns.

Two of college football’s most storied programs face off as the No. 5 Texas Longhorns play the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Here’s who’s on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoff semifinals game between Ohio State and Texas.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will square off against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Cotton Bowl today. This game is available to watch on multiple streaming services for free.

Texas safety Michael Taaffe has never lost in AT&T Stadium, the site of this week’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. The All-American first played in the venue best known as the home of the Dallas Cowboys in 2019,

Can Texas football upset Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl? We make the case for the Longhorns to advance in the College Football Playoff.