There are only three games left in the college football season. That sucks. There's no way around it. If there's a silver lining to that depressing fact, it's that they're College Football Playoff games.

Notre Dame won't score 20 points in regulation, but neither will Penn State. Yes, Georgia was playing their backup quarterback, but the Fighting Irish were locked in on defense in the Sugar Bowl, and they completely shut down Indiana as well. Penn State is going to have a lot of trouble getting anything going on offense.

Mar 20, 2018; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Mike Gesicki does an interview with Penn State Nittany Lions running back Saquon Barkley at Penn State Football Pro Day. Mandatory Credit: Eric Firestine-USA TODAY Sports

As a result, Ohio’s best sportsbooks now favor the Buckeyes to win the national championship. Oddsmakers were high on Ohio State after the regular season, giving OSU the third-best odds to win the title. No CFP team has been more impressive than the Buckeyes, and sportsbooks responded accordingly.

The Goodyear Cotton Bowl will feature the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Texas Longhorns. Here’s what to know before the game.

Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Cody Simon (0) celebrates a sack during the second half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2025. Ohio State won 41-21.

Ohio State has reached the Final Four. The Buckeyes, the No. 8 seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff, will head to the Cotton Bowl for a Jan. 10 game with No. 5 Texas.

We’ve got the Ohio State vs. Texas Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Results according to College Football 25. The College Football playoffs enter the Semi-Finals, and the final four teams will fight to win the National Championship.