Josh Nagel, who's on a 26-12 run on Texas picks, has revealed his Cotton Bowl picks for Texas vs. Ohio State in Friday's 2025 College Football Playoff semifinal matchup

Texas' best win this year is against Clemson in the first-round of the playoff. They haven't played a team as good as Ohio State, and they certainly haven't beaten anyone as good as Ohio State. This is going to be an incredibly challenging test for the Longhorns and they will have to play mistake-free football to get a win.

Texas and Ohio State arrived for the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl before the snow expected to hit the North Texas area

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns battle it out on January 10th in the Cotton Bowl, the semi-finals of the College Football Playoff (CFP). Ohio State has a major chip on its shoulder. The Buckeyes missed the Big Ten Championship after losing to Michigan in the final regular season game of the year.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Ohio State by 6. Series record: Texas leads 2-1. What’s at stake? The winner advances to the national championship game in the first year of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.

The Buckeyes and Longhorns meet Friday in the Cotton Bowl on ESPN, and you don't need cable to watch. Since the start of the College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes have looked like the best team in the country.