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Ohio State vs. Texas live updates, score: Follow the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl

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Ohio State vs. Texas live updates, score: Follow the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl

Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will almost certainly be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff title game against Notre Dame on Jan. 20. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the big showdown between Ohio State and Texas.

Date: January 10 | Time: 7:30 PM ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Ohio State -6 | Total: 53.5

This is a matchup of two blue-blood programs that haven’t won the title in a while. Ohio State last won it all a decade ago on the arm of third-string QB Cardale Jones; you have to go all the way back to Vince Young’s sprint to the end zone in 2005 for Texas’ last title.

Ohio State is the favorite to lift the trophy after outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 83-38 in the first two rounds. Will Howard is a big reason for that and is playing the best football of his career at Ohio State. It also helps to have a generational talent like Jeremiah Smith catching balls.

Texas experienced a bit more drama heading into the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns coughed up a 24-8 lead in the fourth quarter when Arizona State turned a 16-point deficit into a tie game in just over five minutes. They would hang in there, but the lack of separation has been a theme for the Longhorns all year.

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Who will advance to the title match in Atlanta on January 20? Follow all the action below.

Live21 updates

  • Ohio State’s Tuimoloau hurt

    Star defender JT Tuimoloau is on the field with an injury. That could potentially be huge for OSU.

    Meanwhile, OSU QB Will Howard is playing with a pretty big bump on his non-throwing hand.

  • Matthew Golden goes to the locker room

    Texas leading receiver Matthew Golden is apparently injured and was seen walking to the locker room during the ESPN broadcast. Bad news for the Longhorns.

  • Another OSU sack, another Texas punt

    Sonny Styles takes down Quinn Ewers on third down and shakes the ball loose, but the Longhorns fall on it. Anyway, they throw it away and Ohio State gets it right back.

    Dominant start for the OSU pass rush, with 3 sacks already.

  • Penalty kills OSU drive

    Ohio State marched with it again, but a 15-yard unsportsmanlike foul on TreVeyon Henderson was too much to overcome. The Buckeyes will have to punt or attempt a very long field goal to start the second quarter.

  • Texas drive sticks

    The Longhorns had another good start and moved the ball into OSU territory. But Quinn Ewers picked up a sack on third down and that forced a punt.

    Buckeyes ball.

  • Touchdown OSU!

    Quinshon Judkins with a powerful 9-yard TD run and the Buckeyes are on the board first.

    Another fast start for OSU in the playoffs.

    Ohio State 7, Texas 0

  • OSU in the red zone

    Will Howard made some nice throws on 3rd downs to keep the drive going and the Buckeyes are suddenly within 10.

  • Texas sales are down

    Longhorns go for it on 4th and 3 at the OSU 35 yard line and a rushed pass falls incomplete.

    Texas could have attempted a field goal there from about 55 yards, but instead comes up empty.

  • Golden takes him in with one hand!

    Texas gets its first loss with Matthew Golden’s incredible one-handed grab on the sideline.

    Early candidate for catch of the day?

  • Cotton Bowl kickoff

    It’s a touchback and Texas starts with the ball on its own 25.

  • Ohio State wins the toss and postpones

    Texas will receive the opening kickoff. A spot in the national title game on the line. Here we go.

  • Fans braved it again

    Despite a very unusual snowstorm in the Dallas area in the days leading up to tonight’s game, both fan bases showed up for the Cotton Bowl.

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  • ‘He’s generational’: A look at Jeremiah Smith’s path to stardom at Ohio State

    Click on the photo above to read the story. (Melinda Meijer/Getty Images)

  • Will James Franklin and Penn State ever bounce back from another devastating loss in a big game?

    Click on the photo above to read the story. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

  • The five most important events from Notre Dame’s victory over Penn State in the Orange Bowl

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  • Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter declares for NFL Draft after Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame

    Click on the photo above to read the story. (David Rosenblum/Getty Images)

  • Georgia QB Carson Beck is moving to Miami for the final season of college football

    Click on the photo to read the story. (Rich von Biberstein/Getty Images)

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