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Where is Texas vs Ohio State? Cotton Bowl game location info, details, CFP schedule
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The Longhorns topped the Sun Devils 39-31 in double overtime to set up a CFP semifinal showdown against Ohio State on Jan. 10 in Arlington.
Two of the most recognizable programs in college sports will face off soon in North Texas.
Texas football versus Ohio State football will not only be a clash of blue bloods, but it’s a national-title game qualifier. The College Football Playoff semifinal decides one spot in the Football Bowl Subdivision championship game later this month. The other finalist will be determined by the Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State.
So where is the Cotton Bowl? Where will Texas play Ohio State?
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Remember, the Longhorns and Buckeyes won’t be playing at the Cotton Bowl. For decades the Cotton Bowl Classic took place at the Cotton Bowl stadium on the Texas state fairgrounds in Dallas. But for the last 15 years, this New Year’s Six bowl been played just west of “Big D,” in Arlington.
Here’s everything you know about the game at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys:
Where is the Cotton Bowl?
The postseason college football game known as the Cotton Bowl Classic has been at AT&T Stadium since 2010 after more than 60 years in Dallas. AT&T Stadium may be almost two decades old but the billion-dollar venue still seen as one of the country’s premier sites for sports events. Meanwhile, the Cotton Bowl stadium still stands in Dallas and still hosts ballgames, including the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma.
Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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What channel is showing Ohio State vs Texas football?
The Cotton Bowl will be broadcast Friday on ESPN. You can also stream the game on ESPN here as well.
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN
What time is the Cotton Bowl?
The home of the Dallas Cowboys will be the home of the Longhorns — though technically it will be neutral-site game — when Texas plays inside AT&T Stadium for the Cotton Bowl at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10.
Date: Friday, Jan. 10.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
College Football Playoff remaining schedule
- Orange Bowl: No. 6 Penn State vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN
- Cotton Bowl: No. 5 Texas vs No. 8 Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN
CFP National Championship
- 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN
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A Texas state trooper was killed in a crash in the Panhandle, becoming the 244th Texas Department of Public Safety officer to die in the line of duty since 1823, according to the agency.
Sergio Romero, 27, died Wednesday after a semi-truck pulled in front of him as he attempted a traffic stop around 4 p.m. on U.S. 287 in Childress County, DPS said.
In a statement, Col. Freeman F. Martin praised Romero’s courage, integrity, and service.
“Today, we grieve the loss of one of our own,” Martin said. “… Our hearts break alongside his family, friends, fellow troopers, and all who loved him. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice he made in service of his fellow Texans.”
Romero previously served with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office before joining DPS as part of Class B-2025 in Childress, the agency said.
He is survived by his wife, Francisca, and their two young sons.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The crash remains under investigation.
Flash flood warning in Texas as streets fill with water
Flash flood warnings are active as heavy rain swamps roads across central Texas and rising waters pose danger to drivers.
Texas is keeping more than half of its counties under a state of emergency.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott renewed three statewide disaster declarations on Tuesday, June 16 — covering flooding, drought and border security — which together place 164 of the state’s 254 counties under emergency authority.
Each of the orders, signed by Abbott and filed with Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, authorizes the use of “all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with this disaster.”
Here’s a look at what the proclamations are for and which counties are under them.
Flood disaster from deadly 2025 Hill Country storms holds across 30 counties
On July 4, 2025, Abbott issued a disaster declaration following heavy rainfall and flooding that caused widespread and severe property damage, injury and loss of life in several counties.
The Camp Mystic flooding, which killed 27 campers and counselors, also occurred during this time frame. The original declaration included 21 counties located in the Texas Hill Country and the Concho Valley in the central part of the state.The disaster order has been renewed over the past year, expanding to include 30 counties in the June 2026 renewal and does the following:
- Suspends all laws that prevent the transfer of bodies to families as soon as possible.
- Suspends all laws regarding state agencies’ contracting or procurement rules that would impede its emergency response necessary to protect life or property threatened by the declared disaster.
- Temporarily suspended — with written approval from the governor’s office — laws that would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action to respond to the disaster.
Drought disaster covers 111 Texas counties as wildfire risk persists
Abbott amended and renewed a drought disaster order originally issued on July 8, 2022, and it has been renewed several times over the past four years.
When it was originally signed, the order impacted 158 counties across the entire state, from the Texas Panhandle to the Permian Basin to the Texas Hill Country.
The original order states that the persistent drought conditions in the state have increased the wildfire threat in the region. The June 2026 renewal order states that the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same drought conditions persist; however, only 111 counties are listed in the renewed order.
The order does the following:
- Suspends all laws regarding state agencies’ contracting or procurement rules that would impede its emergency response necessary to protect life or property threatened by the declared disaster.
- Temporarily suspends — with written approval from the governor’s office — laws that would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action to respond to the disaster.
Border security disaster spans 70 counties in fifth-year renewal
The original order was issued in May 2021 in response to a “surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties.”
The original 2021 order affected 34 counties along the Texas border from El Paso to Brownsville, with Abbott saying it was in response to former President Joe Biden’s open-border policy.
“President Biden’s open-border policies have paved the way for dangerous gangs and cartels, human traffickers, and deadly drugs like fentanyl to pour into our communities,” Abbott said in a June 2021 statement. “Meanwhile, landowners along the border are seeing their property damaged and vandalized on a daily basis while the Biden Administration does nothing to protect them.
The order has been renewed and amended several times over the past five years, with the June 2026 order impacting 70 counties from El Paso through the Hill Country and the lower Rio Grande Valley.
The renewed order declares a state of disaster for those counties and for all state agencies impacted by the prescribed disaster.
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
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