The Texas Longhorns will have the opportunity for a rematch against a Buckeyes team that cut their national championship journey short come Aug. 30.

Texas football is experiencing the kind of success they haven't had since the Mack Brown era after recording two consecutive 10-win seasons.

On the back end, Texas has allowed only eight passing scores this year and ranks No. 3 in pass defense success rate. All-American cornerback Jahdae Barron had a standout season with five interceptions and 11 pass breakups and is a key cog in the hopes of slowing down Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

In ESPN's recent top-100 players in college football rankings, the Texas Longhorns had two players rank inside the top-15.

Ohio State got the better of Texas football in key moments to end the Longhorns' season. Here's how the Buckeyes did it.

Here's what to know about the series history between Ohio State and Texas -- including all-time meetings and record -- ahead of Friday's CFP semifinal game:

Texas, which lost to eventual national champion Ohio State in the CFP semifinals, was the highest-ranked team from the SEC.

With Ohio State winning its first national championship in a decade, let's find out if the 2024 Buckeyes are among the best College Football Playoff National Champions to date. Some of these teams were all-timers!

Ohio State looked mostly dominant through its College Football Playoff championship run, but the Buckeyes are not favored to repeat next year. Texas is the favorite to win the 2026 college football national championship,