The number on this game says the two teams are the same, and that is the part worth arguing. Texas is a 1.5-point home favorite against Ohio State in the biggest non-conference game of the season, which is the market telling you that once you account for the Longhorns' stadium and crowd, there is nothing left to separate them.
I don't believe that is true, and the way to find out is not to argue about it in the abstract. Instead, I like to walk through the rosters position by position, the way we did with this game a year ago, and see who is actually holding the better hand when the ball is snapped in Austin on Saturday night.
This is the sixth meeting between these programs, and the third in the last 20 months. Ohio State leads the series 3-2 and has won the last two: 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl semifinal in January 2025 on the way to a national ****** le, and 14-7 in Columbus to open last season.
Remember those two scores. They matter more by the end of this than anything else I am about to write.
Below I compare the teams by position group and offer up a best bet on the weekend's biggest college football game.

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