Burnt Orange Nation · Jan 2, 2025
Texas opens as a 4.5-point underdog against Ohio State
Get ready to see a lot of scarlet and gray and burnt orange and white together.
Before the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes open the 2025 season in a big-time non-conference matchup in Columbus, the two blue-blood programs will face off in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington with a trip to the national championship game on the line.
When the odds opened from FanDuel on Wednesday evening, the Buckeyes were a 4.5-point favorite.
The line comes after the Buckeyes destroyed the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl, 41-21, a score that hardly reflected how much Ohio State dominated while scoring 34 unanswered points to open the game.