This has been a season unlike any other for Ryan Day emotionally. Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation’s winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State’s fourth straight loss to Michigan.

A Buckeyes win would give the Big Ten back-to-back national champions for the first time since 1942, when the league was called the Western Conference. Paul Brown-coached Ohio State went 9-1 that year and was the third straight national champion from the conference. Voters crowned Minnesota in 1940 and ’41.

No. 5 Texas is all ready to face No. 5 Ohio State in a snowy Arlington under the closed roof of the AT&T Stadium, for both teams' joy. Quinn Ewers and the Horns

One thing was apparent Friday night at Cotton Bowl: Something was wrong with the hand of Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. And it was gross. Howard was seen on the

One of the mysteries of Friday’s Cotton Bowl has been solved: We finally know why Ohio State quarterback Will Howard’s hand swelled like a balloon. The

Ohio State fans came out in full force at the Cotton Bowl, occupying nearly half of AT&T Stadium for the CFP semifinal matchup vs Texas:

To compare, AT&T Stadium is near 16 and a half hour drive from Ohio State's campus in Columbus ... Bowl and the second CFP semifinal in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas ...

Jack Sawyer's 83-yard scoop-and-score touchdown after stripping Quinn Ewers on fourth-and-goal with 2:13 left sealed the Buckeyes' 28-14 win over the Longhorns

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Ohio State Buckeyes did not release an unavailable list ahead of Friday night's game with Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes play the Longhorns in the College Football Playoff semifinals in AT&T stadium at 7:30 p.m.

Texas and Ohio State's CFP matchup comes 20 years after the two programs' first ever matchup. Here's a look back to the 2005 game:

Hoping to vie for a national championship, the University of Texas faces Ohio State Friday night in Arlington in the semifinal of the College Football Playoff. Why it matters: Win or lose, the Longhorns under head coach Steve Sarkisian are relevant once again.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Ohio State will play for the national championship ... "It was a special moment. I love Columbus, I love the state of Ohio and I love Ohio State football.