With two CFP wins already under its belt, Texas could have somewhat of a home-field advantage for its semifinal bout.

The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes are getting prepared for their epic showdown in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday night, and while fans traveling to the game are dealing with snow and wintery weather, the teams should be find, playing in a temperature controlled environment at AT&T Stadium.

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The Cotton Bowl semifinal between No. 8 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas kicks off on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 PT) on ESPN. If you don't have a cable or satellite TV subscription, you can watch with a live TV streaming service. Keep reading to find the cheapest way to watch the Cotton Bowl and the rest of the College Football Playoff.

The winner of the 2025 Cotton Bowl will not only receive the Field Scovell Trophy and a spot in the National Championship Game, they'll also receive a lot of prize money too. So ho

The result has been magical on the offensive end of the ball and look for that to continue. There’s a lot of confidence being exuded from quarterback Will Howard and the offensive playmakers and it’s going to be hard to stop if Kelly is dialing up plays that get all of that skill in open space and over the top.

If you can't make it to AT&T Stadium, several establishments across the Austin area are hosting watch parties for the Cotton Bowl.

Thursday night, the semifinals kick off with an Orange Bowl matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The winner of the Orange Bowl heads to the National Championship and meets the winner of the Texas Longhorns vs.

Many OHSAA high school boys basketball games for Friday made schedule changes to avoid conflict with Ohio State playing Texas in the Cotton Bowl.