Texas Longhorns seek revenge against top-ranked Ohio State after last season's seven-point loss
As far as watching, it is kind of boring seeing a team win games by 40 points.I want to see ranked matchups early on – if we have expanded playoffs, teams should be forced to play tougher games to start their year.
It means the regular season is actually meaningful and that if a team does go undefeated, they’ve been challenged.If Notre Dame goes undefeated, we will look at maybe two games this year and be impressed.
However, if you have teams like Ohio State and Texas facing each other early in the year, and throughout the season, and one goes undefeated, it is much more impressive.Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Texas Longhorns at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 30, 2025.(Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Ohio State comes in as the top-ranked team in the country.
The Buckeyes looked every bit of it in their season opener as they dominated Ball State with a 56-3 victory.Ohio State looked great on offense, with an extremely efficient Julian Sayin throwing for 320 yards on 21 of 25 passes with three touchdowns.
Even both of his backups were solid, both going 5-for-6 with over 50 yards and a touchdown.This wasn’t exactly a challenging game for the team.Ohio State now needs to figure out how to beat a Texas defense that is one of the better in the nation.
It will be a good challenge after last year’s battle the two teams had.Ohio State looked great in basically every game last year, but scored only 14 against the Longhorns last season.
Sayin had only 126 passing yards in that game, the fewest of the entire season.Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) tries to read the Ohio State Buckeyes defense in the second quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 30, 2025.(Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Texas enters today’s game as the fourth-ranked team in the nation, and once again has high expectations.
Those expectations will be tested early in the seaso...