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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Two of college football's most iconic brands will meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Friday night. Texas and Ohio State will do battle in the Cotton Bowl with a spot in the national championship on the line.

Ohio State vs. Texas in the Cotton Bowl will broadcast nationally on ESPN in Week 10 of the 2024 college football season. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the came from AT&T Stadium. Streaming options for the game include Fubo TV:

The semifinals of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff continue on Friday with a marquee showdown in the Cotton Bowl between (5) Texas and (8) Ohio State. The winner of this game will face either (6) Penn State) or (7) Notre Dame in the national title game on Jan.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has a chance to lead his team to the College Football Playoff national championship game on Friday night, but first the Buckeyes must defeat the Texas Longhorns. Here’s a look back at Day’s complete history in bowl games through the years.

Ryan Day has been at odds with the rabid Ohio State fanbase for much of his tenure leaving the Buckeyes. However, him stepping down would be so beyond stupid for him. He should only leave if an NFL team gives him a head-coaching opportunity.

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.