Texas and Ohio State arrived for the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl before the snow expected to hit the North Texas area.

The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game.

The weather expected Thursday morning is forcing some fans to hit the roads or skies a little earlier than planned.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes are primed for a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. This playoff showdown will take place at Arlington's AT&T Stadium,

The Longhorns battle the Buckeyes with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line

There are no plans to change the date or time of the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal game on Friday between Ohio State and Texas despite the thre

It has been quite the ride through two games in the College Football Playoff for Ohio State with complete and total domination against Tennessee and Oregon. After the poor performance to end the season, some may have had a sliver of hope that the Buckeyes could make a run, but nobody could have seen this coming.

That wouldn’t be a big deal, but Ohio State and Texas are slated to face each other on Friday night at the Cotton Bowl, which will be played at the very much domed AT&T Stadium.

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