The Ohio State football team is taking on the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. It's a game that will decide one half of the National Championship Game. It's taking place in Dallas, Texas, which should give the Longhorns a bit of a home-field advantage.
Right now, the game is scheduled to take place on Friday night at 7:30 pm. I say as of right now because the weather is making things a little trick. Dallas is preparing to get hit by a pretty major snowstorm. It's not something they are usually prepared to handle.
According to the Weather Channel, they are calling for several inches of snow and some ice as well in the city of Dallas. With that much winter weather approaching, there has been speculation that the game could be delayed until Saturday. The Cotton Bowl released a statement about that exact thing.
The Cotton Bowl releases a statement that the game between Ohio State and Texas won't be delayed
On Tuesday evening, the Cotton Bowl released a statement regarding the game and whether or not it will start as scheduled.
Statement from AT&T Stadium and the #GoodyearCottonBowl Classic. pic.twitter.com/pvPOSHsQbu
— Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (@CottonBowlGame) January 8, 2025
It looks like this game will be played at the normal time and day that it was scheduled for. The Ohio State Buckeyes will still be playing Texas on Friday. It seems that the city of Dallas thinks they are ready for what is going to occur with this winter storm.
At this point, it seems like the more relevant question is whether or not the Longhorns are ready for the storm that the Buckeyes are going to unleash on them. Ohio State has started so quickly in each of the first College Football Playoff games that neither of their opponents were able catch up.
The Buckeyes are solely focused on defeating Texas. They'll let the weather take care of itself.