Next week’s season opener won’t be the first time Ohio State and Texas play each other as the top two teams in the country.
Nineteen years ago, Ohio State was the No. 1-ranked team traveling to face the No. 2-ranked team in a marquee early-season matchup. The Buckeyes were the team with revenge on their minds in 2006, seeking to avenge a heartbreaking loss in Ohio Stadium one year earlier, when Ohio State fell 25-22 in its first-ever meeting with the Longhorns.
Texas was riding a 21-game winning streak when it welcomed Ohio State to Austin on Sept.