The Texas Longhorns were nearly two-touchdown favorites in each of their first two College Football Playoff games, but that couldn't be further from the case in

The Texas Longhorns blew past Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff, then survived an upset bid from Arizona State in Wednesday's 39-31 thriller at the Peach Bowl. Steve Sarkisian's squad won't be considered the power program in the CFP semifinals,

Texas hasn't been able to run in two of its last three games and that will be key against Ohio State, which has one of nation's top defenses

The Longhorns (12-2) will play the winner of No. 1 Oregon and No. 6 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium.

Texas now advances to face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Classic after the No. 8 seed Buckeyes dominated Oregon 41-21 in the quarterfinals. The Longhorns haven’t played in the Cotton Bowl since 2003,

The Texas Longhorns will be a whole lot closer to home than Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes appear to be a whole lot closer to Atlanta. That's where the winner of the Cotton Bowl, which doubles as a College Football Playoff semifinal this season,