The No. 5 seeded Longhorns and No. 8 seeded Buckeyes meet at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to duke it out for a shot at the title. Ohio State has had more recent success, winning the big dance in 2015 with quarterback Cardale Jones at the helm and running back Ezekiel Elliott leading the charge with four rushing touchdowns.

Texas Longhorns fans gathered at Moontower Saloon in South Austin to cheer on their boys in burnt orange as they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils in double overtime at the Peach Bowl.

A failure to punch the football into the end zone in the final minutes of the Cotton Bowl doomed Texas in a 28-14 loss at AT&T Stadium.

Here are five takeaways from Texas’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. That’s all folks The No. 3 Longhorns (13-3) tied a program record for wins in a single season but fell short of their first trip to the national championship game in 15 years.