The 2025 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic completes the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday night, as the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns for the first since 2009. How can you watch Ohio State vs. Texas in the Cotton Bowl?
Here’s How To Watch Ohio State vs. Texas in the 2025 Cotton Bowl
- Game Date: Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
- Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Arlington, TX
- Stadium: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
Ohio State vs. Texas kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. The main broadcast will be on ESPN, with the broadcast team of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, and Laura Rutledge calling all the action as Will Howard and the Buckeyes try to continue overcome a Longhorns defense that has established itself as one of the nation’s best.
ESPNU will showcase the Ohio State vs. Texas Command Center, which gives viewers a multi-screen format to enjoy the game. In addition to “four different vantage points,” the Command Center is football geek heaven, with up-to-the-minute player and team stats available throughout the broadcast.
Meanwhile, ESPNews will feature the ever-popular SkyCast at the Cotton Bowl. The presentation puts the viewer at the heart of the action, with a camera positioned behind the offense, allowing you to see all the action unfold. ESPN2 will broadcast Field Pass With The Pat McAfee Show as the former West Virginia Mountaineer brings analysis and commentary from the sideline of Ohio State vs. Texas.
If the commentary crew of Fowler, Herbstreit, Rowe, and Rutledge isn’t to your taste, you can catch the game with Spanish language commentary on ESPN Deportes or ESPN Radio will carry alternative audio from Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons, and Quint Kessenich, perfect for if you’re also trying to catch the game on the go.
Finally the ESPN App features a number of unique options for enjoying the Cotton Bowl. Hometown radio from both the Longhorns and Buckeyes will be available for fans to enjoy. Furthermore, Ohio State vs. Texas coverage on the ESPN App will include the halftime performances from each university’s band, with the full All-22 presentation of the game also available.
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