Overview

• The season opener starts at noon ET on Fox from Ohio Stadium, with ESPN College GameDay in town for Lee Corso’s final show.
• It’s a rematch of January’s College Football Playoff semifinal, which Ohio State won 28-14 on a late defensive score.
• Texas starts Arch Manning in just his third career game and first on the road, while Ohio State hands Julian Sayin his first college start; per FOX, debuting starters versus No. 1 teams are 0-16 since 2010.
• Both teams replace large draft classes (Ohio State 14 picks, Texas 12) as the Buckeyes debut Brian Hartline at offensive coordinator and Matt Patricia at defensive coordinator.
• Odds opened around Ohio State -1.5 with totals near 47, but late action has pushed some books to list Texas as a slight favorite, even as the Buckeyes enter 27-3 at home since 2021.