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Texas vs. Ohio State: Everything you didn’t know you need to know

Jan 9, 2025 | 2:59 PM
By Chris Marler

Bowl season is nearly over, with just four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff. A record 13 SEC teams competed in the postseason this year, with one team still standing—the Texas Longhorns. Before the semifinals kick off, let’s take a look at some fun facts about their opponent, Ohio State.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between Texas and Ohio State.

(Note: The “facts” are sourced from Wikipedia, entirely made up, and not meant to be taken seriously. Enjoy!)

Ohio State

  • Location: Michigan’s shadow
  • Founded: 1870
  • Tuition: $38,365
  • Enrollment: 65,405
  • Acceptance Rate: 52.7%
  • Mascot: A 40-year-old in a hoodie and backwards hat who loves bragging about cold weather and hating the SEC

Texas

  • Location: Dallas, but make it liberal
  • Founded: 1883
  • Tuition: $42,778
  • Enrollment: 32,384
  • Acceptance Rate: 29.0%
  • Mascot: A rom-com actor dressed in leather who thinks he’s on the team

Fun Facts & Traditions

Ohio State

  1. Loves the word “The” as much as Urban Meyer loves being toxic.
  2. In 1926, their homecoming queen was an actual cow.
  3. Crying about the SEC not playing a nine-game conference schedule, then inevitably loses by 30 whenever they play an SEC team.

Texas

  1. Boasts over 60 national titles—and zero self-awareness.
  2. The LBJ Library is the first presidential library on a college campus.
  3. Texas’ campus is just 17 miles from Lake Travis, which is filled with the tears of sensitive fans upset over horns-down gestures.

Ohio State

  • Kirk Herbstreit – Workaholic and noted dog dad
  • R.L. Stine – Stephen King for kids
  • Urban Meyer – Pizza enthusiast and noted liar
  • Jeffrey Dahmer – Noted photographer and foodie
  • Bobby Knight – Noted asshole
  • J.D. Vance – Noted eyeliner enthusiast

Texas

  • Robert Cade – Inventor of Gatorade
  • Elise Harmon – Key contributor to the miniaturization of computers
  • Michael Dell – Founder of Dell Computers
  • Angus Wynne – Founder of Six Flags
  • Farrah Fawcett – The OG Sydney Sweeney
  • Matthew McConaughey – Actor best known for Failure to Launch