Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

Texas football scraped by Arizona State 39-31 for their toughest win of the season. Regardless, things are not about to get any easier in the College Football Playoff semifinals. In the Rose Bowl ...