According to their matchup predictor tool, the Longhorns are being given a slight advantage. ESPN has given Texas a 53.3 percent chance to come out on top, as opposed to Ohio State's 46.7 percent chance. It's just a prediction. No one can truly predict how a game will turn out.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/lsu as Elite LSU Football Commit Pushing to Flip a Five-Star Ohio State Buckeyes Pledge. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers remain active on the recruiting trail this offseason with the program currently holding a Top-10 class in the 2026 cycle.

The SEC is moving from eight conferences games to nine. Here's what that means for the future of the College Football Playoff and for Ohio State.

This season, I envision a similar scenario unfolding. Penn State will lose to the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 1. But when the College Football Playoff arrives, the Nittany Lions will be the Big Ten’s strongest entrant. A third straight natty for the conference — with PSU its third different champ — is very possible.

However, on "The Paul Finebaum Show," the SEC Network analyst shared his thoughts on Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman. Finebaum considers Freeman to be one of the top four coaches in college football, especially following his success in leading Notre Dame to the national championship game last season.

A notable ESPN analyst believes that the Georgia Bulldogs' 2025 season could replicate Ohio State's national championship run in 2024.

With Davis Warren working his way back from injury, Chase Herbstreit, Michigan’s Class of 2025 recruit and the son of former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, has become the forgotten man in many ways.

There aren't many guys as qualified to react to the Michigan penalties as former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. See and watch what he had to say.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns will open the upcoming college football season against one another on August 30. Texas comes into the game ranked as the top team in the country in the first Associated Press poll, while Ohio State, which won last season's national title, comes in at third.