Overview

• Kickoff is Saturday at noon ET at Ohio Stadium on Fox, marking the first Columbus meeting between the programs in 20 years.
• Texas starts Arch Manning in what will be his first road start, while Ohio State turns to Julian Sayin for his first career start after just 12 collegiate pass attempts.
• Sportsbooks opened with Ohio State as a slight favorite, but heavy action including a reported $550,000 wager on Texas at Circa moved some books to Texas and left most markets near pick'em with a total around 47.5.
• An SEC officiating crew has been assigned to the game, as confirmed by SEC Officiating on social media.
• ESPN College GameDay broadcasts from Columbus for the season debut, which doubles as Lee Corso’s final regular appearance on the show.