27-05-2025
Texas reportedly wrecked an Ohio State play months before their College Football Playoff rematch
Texas reportedly wrecked an Ohio State play months before their College Football Playoff rematch
The Texas Longhorns are doing all the right things to build up a rivalry
The Ohio State Buckeyes may be the reigning national champions, but that doesn't mean the football program is without quite a few qualms with the current state of college football.
Of course, at the top of the list is Ryan Day's inability to defeat the University of Michigan, but the 1B problem for Buckeyes fans is just how often the team has been stuck with noon Eastern time kickoff windows.
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Typically, the biggest matchups for top programs occur in primetime. Fox, a Big Ten broadcast partner, has bucked this trend by trying to make its Big Noon Kickoff show the network's main event each week during the season. That's led to a lot of anger from Ohio State fans who want to sleep in, tailgate longer and see the Buckeyes under the lights.
So you can imagine disappointment for Buckeyes fans upon learning their 2025 season-opening matchup against Arch Manning's Texas Longhorns — a College Football Playoff rematch — would kick off at, yep, noon.
Amazingly, per Front Office Sports, Ohio State successfully lobbied Fox to move the August 30 game from Saturday to Sunday night (which must've been easier to do with no NFL game that weekend). Unfortunately, the Buckeyes also needed Texas' permission to move the game — and the Longhorns had zero incentive to help their opponents out.
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Ohio being Ohio, even state legislators have entered the fray to eliminate noon kickoffs from the Buckeyes' schedule, but a bill that fines the Big Ten and Fox $10 million for noon kickoffs probably won't be making any headway at all.
Now all Texas has to do is remember to pack a giant flag in case if it wins, and the Longhorns will complete the angry Buckeyes fan trifecta.
