For a school that got so much right in its introduction to college football’s upper crust, to the point that it’s the SEC’s last hope, Texas sure picked the wrong side of the bracket. Notre Dame or Penn State would have been just fine in the semifinals.

The Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes are set to clash in the Cotton Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal that will secure the winner a trip to the National Championship. Scheduled for Friday,

Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl, which serves as a semifinal in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are favored.