Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license.
Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat.
We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic)
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
2025 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
College Football Playoff Semifinal 89th Cotton Bowl Classic
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the Longhorns and the Buckeyes, with their latest meeting taking place in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, where Texas defeated Ohio State by a score of 24–21. The two teams are also scheduled to play a home-and-home series in 2025 and 2026.
Texas played to an 11–1 record (7–1 in conference) during the regular season; their only loss was to Georgia. The Longhorns qualified for the SEC Championship Game, where they lost a rematch to Georgia. Ranked third in the final CFP poll, the Longhorns received the fifth seed in the playoff tournament. Texas played and defeated Clemson 38-24 in a first-round game to advance to the Peach Bowl. In the Peach Bowl, they defeated Arizona State, 39–31 in double overtime. The Longhorns enter the Cotton Bowl Classic with an overall 13–2 record.
Ohio State played to a 10–2 record (7–2 in conference) during the regular season; their only losses were to Oregon and Michigan. Ranked sixth in the final CFP poll, the Buckeyes received the eighth seed in the playoff tournament. Ohio State played and defeated Tennessee 42-17 in a first-round game to advance to the Rose Bowl. In the Rose Bowl, they defeated the number one seed, Oregon, 41–21. Ohio State enters the Cotton Bowl Classic with a 12–2 record.
There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025.
The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.