Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the Longhorns had practiced the exact play they ran on fourth-and-13 against the exact defense ASU showed ... in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 (6:30 p.m. CT ...

Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

Michigan, as the No. 8 Buckeyes dominated top-ranked Oregon at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, avenging their Week 7 loss to Oregon with a 41-21 win. Ohio State out-numbered Oregon in virtually every ...