Tickets for the game are already available. At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the College Football Playoff first-round matchup between Ohio State and Texas cost $94.

The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes will meet in the Cotton Bowl game to determine who will move on to play for a national title. Both teams have already won two games in the inaugural 12-team College Football playoff,

Ahead of the 2025 Cotton Bowl, Texas is ranked No. 5 in the country; pundits put Ohio State at No. 8. Although they’re ranked below the Longhorns, ESPN claims the Buckeyes have a -5.5 point advantage in the Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State has sold 12,000 tickets for the Cotton Bowl, one of the semifinals for the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes face Texas on Friday.

Texas Longhorns will play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, the College Football semifinal. Here is the latest update for tickets.

No. 8 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas will face off in the Cotton Bowl of the College Football Playoff semifinals. Here’s how to buy tickets.

There's always a lot on the line when Ohio State and Texas take the field, and Friday evening is no exception. The (8) Buckeyes and (5) Longhorns are set to face off in the Cotton Bowl, with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line.

Steve Sarkisian looked directly into the camera and, without a hint of sarcasm or even the slightest grin, gave those Las Vegas oddsmakers a deadpanned shoutout. “Clearly we’re massive underdogs,” Texas’ head football coach said Friday during a virtual news conference.

Head Coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns holds up the Peach Bowl football trophy after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 2025 Pe