On New Year’s Eve, Penn State became the first team to lock up a spot in a College Football Playoff semifinal when it beat Boise State 31-14 in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Texas needed double overtime to escape a gritty Arizona State team on New Year’s Day, 39-31, and advance to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, where it will face Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 10.
Penn State, which has yet to trail in a CFP game, will face the winner of Notre Dame–Georgia on Jan. 9 in the Capital One Orange Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET. The College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl was postponed until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday after a deadly truck attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 and injured dozens more.
While Penn State awaits its opponent, here’s an early look at the semifinal matchup between Texas and Ohio State. — Heather Dinich
When: Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN
