For the sixth time this season, College GameDay will preview an Ohio State football game.
When Ohio State battles Texas in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, College GameDay will be on hand to preview the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup. The ESPN college football kickoff show will also be in Miami when Penn State faces Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Thursday.
GameDay's appearance at the Cotton Bowl will mark the sixth time Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Desmond Howard host the show for an Ohio State game this season, the most of any school. Should the Buckeyes advance to the national championship in Atlanta on Jan. 20, that number would increase to seven.
In Ohio State's previous five appearances on College GameDay this year, the Buckeyes lost to Oregon (in the regular season) but beat Penn State, Indiana, Tennessee and Oregon (in the Rose Bowl). The program is 44-20 all-time in the show's 31-year history.
| Date | Game | Location | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 28, 1996 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 29–16 |
| OCT. 5, 1996 | #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–7 |
| OCT. 26, 1996 | #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE 38–26 |
| OCT. 4, 1997 | #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 23–7 |
| OCT. 3, 1998 | #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| SEPT. 14, 2002 | #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 25–7 |
| NOV. 23, 2002 | #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 14–9 |
| JAN. 3, 2003 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI | TEMPE, AZ | OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT) |
| AUG. 30, 2003 | #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| NOV. 15, 2003 | #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT) |
| NOV. 22, 2003 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 35–21 |
| SEPT. 10, 2005 | #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TEXAS, 25–22 |
| OCT. 8, 2005 | #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | PENN STATE, 17–10 |
| SEPT. 9, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | OHIO STATE, 24–7 |
| SEPT. 23, 2006 | #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–6 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE, 38–17 |
| NOV. 18, 2006 | #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 42–39 |
| JAN. 8, 2007 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | FLORIDA, 41–14 |
| OCT. 27, 2007 | #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | OHIO STATE, 37–17 |
| NOV. 17, 2007 | #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | OHIO STATE, 14–3 |
| JAN. 7, 2008 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | LSU, 38–24 |
| SEPT. 13, 2008 | #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | USC, 35–3 |
| OCT. 25, 2008 | #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | PENN STATE, 13–6 |
| SEPT. 12, 2009 | #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | USC, 18–15 |
| JAN. 1, 2010 | ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 26–17 |
| OCT. 16, 2010 | #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | WISCONSIN, 31–18 |
| NOV. 13, 2010 | PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–24 |
| JAN. 4, 2011 | SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 31–26 |
| SEPT. 29, 2012 | #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 17–16 |
| OCT. 5, 2013 | #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN | EVANSTON, IL | OHIO STATE, 40–30 |
| DEC. 7, 2013 | B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24 |
| NOV. 8, 2014 | #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 49–37 |
| JAN. 12, 2015 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON | ARLINGTON, TX | OHIO STATE, 42–20 |
| NOV. 21, 2015 | #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14 |
| OCT. 15, 2016 | #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT) |
| NOV. 26, 2016 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT) |
| DEC. 31, 2016 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 31–0 |
| AUG. 31, 2017 | #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | OHIO STATE, 49–21 |
| SEPT. 9, 2017 | #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OKLAHOMA, 31–16 |
| OCT. 28, 2017 | #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 39–38 |
| SEPT. 15, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU | FORT WORTH, TX | OHIO STATE, 40-28 |
| SEPT. 29, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE at #10 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 27–26 |
| NOV. 24, 2018 | #4 MICHIGAN at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 62-39 |
| JAN. 1, 2019 | ROSE BOWL: #9 WASHINGTON vs. #6 OHIO STATE | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 28-23 |
| SEP. 28, 2019 | #6 OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA | LINCOLN, NE | OHIO STATE, 48-7 |
| NOV. 23, 2019 | #9 PENN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28-17 |
| DEC. 28, 2019 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 29-23 |
| OCT. 31, 2020 | #5 OHIO STATE at #8 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 38-25 |
| JAN. 1, 2021 | SUGAR BOWL: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #2 CLEMSON | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 49-28 |
| JAN. 11, 2021 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #1 ALABAMA | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | ALABAMA, 52-24 |
| NOV. 20, 2021 | #7 MICHIGAN STATE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 56-7 |
| NOV. 27, 2021 | #2 OHIO STATE at #6 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 42-27 |
| JAN. 1, 2022 | ROSE BOWL: #6 OHIO STATE vs. #12 UTAH | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 48-45 |
| SEPT. 3, 2022 | #5 NOTRE DAME at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 21-10 |
| NOV. 26, 2022 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN, 45-23 |
| DEC. 31, 2022 | CFP SEMIFINAL: #4 OHIO STATE vs. #1 GEORGIA | ATLANTA, GA | GEORGIA, 42-41 |
| SEPT. 23, 2023 | #6 OHIO STATE at #9 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 17-14 |
| OCT. 21, 2023 | #6 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 20-12 |
| NOV. 25, 2023 | #2 OHIO STATE at #3 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 30-24 |
| OCT. 12, 2024 | #2 OHIO STATE at #3 OREGON | EUGENE, OR | OREGON, 32-21 |
| NOV. 2, 2024 | #4 OHIO STATE at #3 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 20-13 |
| NOV. 23, 2024 | #5 INDIANA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38-15 |
| DEC. 21, 2024 | #9 TENNESSEE at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 42-17 |
| JAN. 1, 2025 | #8 OHIO STATE vs. #1 OREGON | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 41-21 |
| JAN. 10, 2025 | #8 OHIO STATE vs. #5 TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | TBD |
Ohio State and Texas will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 10. ESPN will broadcast the matchup with Chris Fowler, Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call. There are also several other options to watch the game. We have included them below:
