Ahead of kickoff in the Cotton Bowl, get our expert predictions, best bets, and analysis ahead of kickoff between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns.

You can watch coverage of this week's Ohio State vs. Texas Cotton Bowl game starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. You can tune into the Ohio State vs. Texas game on ESPN which is carried by several platforms including Fubo TV, DirecTV, and YouTube TV.

The question of who they'll play will be settled on Friday evening in Dallas as the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 5 Texas Longhorns will duke it out in the Cotton Bowl. The two historic college football programs are facing off for the third time ever, and for the first time since the 2008 season when they met in the Fiesta Bowl.