Now the Buckeyes face No. 5 Texas at the Cotton Bowl. The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 9, has No. 6 Penn State vs. the winner of Thursday's game between No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame.

I think has prepared him for this moment,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said Saturday during a Sugar Bowl press conference. “If you asked me that last year, I don’t think he had that same ...