Over each of the last two seasons, the Ohio State football team has taken down Texas. In 2024, it was in the Cotton Bowl, which propelled them towards winning the national championship. Last season, the Buckeyes took down the Longhorns at home in the Shoe in the season opener.
This year, the Ohio State Buckeyes travel down to Austin in Week 2. Both teams will get a warm-up game in Week 1 before this massive clash. These are two of the best teams in the country again, so this game will certainly have College Football Playoff implications.
In the offseason, Texas added Cam Coleman from the Transfer Portal. The former Auburn wide receiver was viewed as one of the best prospects in the portal. The newest Longhorn recently had a workout that was videotaped. If this is any indication of how he's going to play, Ohio State is going to be very happy.
Cam Coleman's offseason workout should make Ohio State fans happy
In several of the clips, Coleman looks like his shoes are stuck in mud. He looks slow as he starts each route. What makes matters worse is that he doesn't have any defense playing against him.
Texas WR Cam Coleman getting offseason route running work in with trainer @drobalwayzopen in Austin #HookEm pic.twitter.com/WIYp6JmlpY
— Inside Texas (@InsideTexas) May 16, 2026
Ohio State receiver Brandon Inniss received some criticism for a similar video that came out with his offseason work. However, it's pretty clear that Coleman's tape is much worse than what Inniss put out. Coleman is supposed to be an elite talent. Inniss has never been better than a third option.
If this is how Coleman is going to play when these two teams meet in September, Ohio State fans are going to be ecstatic. Ohio State is replacing a couple of starting cornerbacks, so a slower Coleman would certainly help the defense in that big matchup.
Texas fans have been touting his arrival as something that can help take the team to the next level. Now, fans are piling on him about looking slow. A few months ahead of the biggest matchup for Texas in the non-conference portion of the schedule, this looks bad.
Ohio State is supremely confident going against Texas
In each of the last two seasons, the Buckeyes have proven that they are the better team. Because of those performances, this team is very confident that they can get a big-time win down in Austin. Of course, they still have some things that they need to figure out before that game is played.
Ohio State still has to determine what the starting offensive line is going to look like. After losing just one starter from last year's unit, and it was their worst one, the Buckeyes feel good about what they have coming back. Even so, the Buckeyes could still change some things up.
Finding a number-two receiver opposite of Jeremiah Smith will be necessary, as well. Over the next few months, Ohio State will be focused on fixing those problems. Texas needs to be focused on getting Coleman faster. Otherwise, Ohio State is going to win a third straight game against the Longhorns.
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