Ohio State must beat Texas in its season opener on Aug. 30. Okay, correction; It’s not a must-win game, largely due to the safety net that is a 12-team College Football Playoff. However, it is a game Ohio State really needs to win.

The SEC Media Days this week highlighted the ongoing rivalry between the SEC and the Big Ten in college football.

No Week 1 matchup comes more highly anticipated that the rematch of the January’s Cotton Bowl between Texas and Ohio State. The Buckeyes ended the Longhorns season in that matchup on its way to winning the national championship.

Ohio State's 2026 safety class might be one of the better collections of talent on defense since Ryan Day arrived.

Texas Longhorns running back Quintrevion Wisner (26) gets past Ohio State Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom (8) on a run in the third quarter of the Cotton Bowl Classic during the College Football ...

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Each SEC coach has been introduced with his team’s fight song, but there was apparently some sort of mixup when Sarkisian took the stage, resulting in the wrong song being playe

ESPN picked Carnell Tate to be Ohio State's "sleeper" impact player in 2025, a selection that raises eyebrows.

Ohio Stadium holds over 100,000 people, so we could see close to a record crowd for this one. 2020: Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators, Cotton Bowl

The new man under center went through the media car wash and revealed what his main concern is ahead of August 30 matchup with Ohio State.