One of the effects of the expanded College Football Playoff is the de-emphasis of The Game if Ohio State wins the title

Ohio State defeated Texas on Friday to reach the College Football Playoff final. Here's what we learned from the Buckeyes' 28-14 win.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard received an honest take from Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Ohio State football's Jack Sawyer got his legacy-defining moment in a playoff win vs. Texas at the Cotton Bowl.

This Big Ten vs. independent matchup means this is the second straight year that the Southeastern Conference will be shut out of the final.

College Football Playoff National Championship is set as 7-seed Notre Dame will face 8-seed Ohio State in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Jan. 20 with the sport's most illustrious prize on the line.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard, 0-3 in his career against Texas while playing at Kansas State, finally beat the Longhorns while passing for 289 yards, with one touchdown — a screen pass just seconds before halftime that TreVeyon Henderson turned into a 75-yard score — and an interception.

Ohio State is playing like every player on the roster bottled up the feeling after losing to Michigan and is uncorking it before each play.

Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers that he returned 83 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl.