Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day speaks during a press conference at AT&T Stadium prior to the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 9, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Ohio State takes on exas in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal on Friday. Here's how to watch, including TV schedule and time:

Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl, which serves as a semifinal in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are favored.

Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day explains the honor of playing in the Cotton Bowl as the Buckeyes prepare to face off against the Texas Longhorns on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

I want to be nice, but I cannot. CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd wrote hundreds upon thousands of words arguing for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day to take things into h

Ryan Day is leading Ohio State into his fourth College Football Playoff semifinal in his sixth season as head coach of the Buckeyes. And the pressure is on. The 45-year-old stepped to the helm of the storied program ahead of the 2019 season.