Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at noon ET at Ohio Stadium on FOX, and College GameDay will be on site for Lee Corso’s final show.
- Texas starts Arch Manning in his third career start, while Ohio State’s Julian Sayin makes his first collegiate start.
- Since January’s Cotton Bowl meeting, 26 players from that game were drafted and only 17 of the 44 combined starters return.
- Ohio State debuts Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator and elevates Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator.
- Betting opened with Ohio State a small favorite, but Caesars reports one-way Texas action with the line around Buckeyes -1.5.