The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will square off against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Cotton Bowl today. This game is available to watch on multiple streaming services for free.

On the back end, Texas has allowed only eight passing scores this year and ranks No. 3 in pass defense success rate. All-American cornerback Jahdae Barron had a standout season with five interceptions and 11 pass breakups and is a key cog in the hopes of slowing down Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

Ahead of the big game on Friday, Texas posted a four-word message on X, which included a hype video. This post came during Notre Dame's battle with Penn State in the Orange Bowl. It also featured the song "Texas" by rapper BigXthaPlug.

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The College Football Playoff National Championship game is scheduled to take place on Monday, Jan. 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Atlanta. While the semifinals are yet to kick off, CFP National

Here's the official College Football Playoff bracket, which was announced on Sunday, Dec. 8. Get the CFP bracket, schedule, teams, scores, seeds and more here.

The expanded College Football Playoff still feels like it needs some adjustments, but at least we have a final four with plenty of prestige, writes Mike Koreen.