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Wk 2 · 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin · ABC
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten · no games yet
at
7:30pET
TEX -1.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
#5 Texas Longhorns
SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Ohio State is ranked #1 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Texas is ranked #5 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+20.1#3
Efficiency margin
+9.2#21
32.4
Offense (pts/100)
29.5
12.2
Defense (pts/100)
20.3
65.2
Pace (plays/g)
65.7
6.51
Yards / play
5.88
4.02
Yards / play allowed
4.95
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

34.9
Points / game
29.6
8.2
Points allowed
19.8
430
Yards / game
383
214
Yards allowed
336
129
Pass yds allowed
238
84
Rush yds allowed
98
0.69
Turnovers / game
0.67
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Ohio State form

L 10-13vs IUW 27-9at MICHW 42-9vs RUTGW 48-10vs UCLAW 34-10at PUR
2025 season

Texas form

W 27-17vs TA&MW 52-37vs ARKL 10-35at UGAW 34-31vs VANW 45-38at MSST
2025 season

Ohio State this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Texas this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

Ohio State leads the series 3–1 · Ohio State has won the last 2
4 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 8.8 points toward Ohio State
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-08-30Texas 7 — 14 Ohio Stateat OSUOhio State
20242025-01-10Ohio State 28 — 14 TexasneutralOhio State bowl/CFP
20082009-01-05Ohio State 21 — 24 TexasneutralTexas bowl/CFP
20062006-09-09Ohio State 24 — 7 Texasat TEXOhio State

Ohio State leaders 2025 season

PassingJulian Sayin QB #10279/356, 3323 YDS, 31 TD, 6 INT
Lincoln Kienholz QB #311/14, 139 YDS, 1 TD
RushingBo Jackson RB #25168 CAR, 1035 YDS, 5 TD
James Peoples RB #161 CAR, 344 YDS, 3 TD
CJ Donaldson RB #1289 CAR, 330 YDS, 10 TD
ReceivingJeremiah Smith WR #480 REC, 1086 YDS, 11 TD
Carnell Tate WR #1748 REC, 838 YDS, 9 TD
Max Klare TE #8643 REC, 448 YDS, 2 TD
Brandon Inniss WR #132 REC, 237 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesSonny Styles LB #081
Arvell Reese LB #862
Caden Curry EDGE #9260
SacksCaden Curry EDGE #9211
Arvell Reese LB #86.5
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE #26.5
InterceptionsDavison Igbinosun CB #12
Caleb Downs S #22
Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB #72
full roster and per-player history

Texas leaders 2025 season

PassingArch Manning QB #16227/370, 2942 YDS, 24 TD, 7 INT
Matthew Caldwell QB #188/11, 85 YDS, 1 TD
RushingQuintrevion Wisner RB #5131 CAR, 597 YDS, 3 TD
Arch Manning QB #1683 CAR, 244 YDS, 8 TD
CJ Baxter RB #154 CAR, 196 YDS
ReceivingRyan Wingo WR #150 REC, 770 YDS, 7 TD
DeAndre Moore Jr. WR #338 REC, 532 YDS, 4 TD
Parker Livingstone WR #326 REC, 491 YDS, 6 TD
Emmett Mosley V WR #323 REC, 357 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesJelani McDonald DB #473
Anthony Hill Jr. LB #070
Michael Taaffe S #1670
SacksColin Simmons EDGE #111
Anthony Hill Jr. LB #04
Trey Moore EDGE #83
InterceptionsJelani McDonald DB #43
Anthony Hill Jr. LB #02
Malik Muhammad CB #52
full roster and per-player history
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.