Off to the next step in the College Football Playoff for Ohio State. After dismantling the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round, the Buckeyes backed that up with a complete domination of No. 1 Oregon and are now headed to a semifinal matchup in the Cotton Bowl opposite the Texas Longhorns.

Texas football is playing Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl in a College Football Playoff semifinal. Here is all the game location and ticket info.

Ryan Day and Steve Sarkisian impart NFL wisdom regarding momentum to Ohio State and Texas players as Cotton Bowl playoff game approaches.

The next stop on the College Football Playoff train is the semifinals. Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and Notre Dame and Penn State meet up in the Orange Bowl. That's a lot of blue bloo

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is a confident guy and exudes confidence in his team every chance he gets. But, as his team prepares to face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, Sark is really singing the praises of the opponent.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian wasted no time playing the underdog card for the Cotton Bowl Classic. Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon, Sarkisian talked about Ohio State being favored over Texas in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have made it through two rounds of the College Football Playoff. After losing to Michigan to end the regular season, spirits seemed low in Columbus, but a massive throttling of