The first 12-team College Football Playoff is back to a familiar spot with four teams remaining in the hunt for a national championship. Only this time, obviously, they had to play to get here. With four teams left,

Two of college football’s most storied programs face off as the No. 5 Texas Longhorns play the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

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

One more spot in the College Football Playoff national championship game as the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns Friday night in the semifinal round.

The stage is set for an electrifying clash between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl as a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championshi

Would the real Longhorn defense please stand up? Can Texas finish both drives and the game strong? Or will Ohio State simply continue bulldozing its postseason opponents?

Both teams roll into Arlington with a pair of losses this year. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and rival Michigan while the Horns lost to Georgia twice, including in the SEC title game.