Texas Athletic Director Blames Church After Enraging Ohio State Football With Refusal To Reschedule

Ohio State vs. Texas move to Sunday primetime blocked by Longhorns, Fox exec says

Ohio State wanted to move its game against Texas to Sunday primetime, but the Longhorns "exercised their contractual right" to stop the move.

Texas Athletic Director Blames Church After Enraging Ohio State Football With Refusal To Reschedule

Jeremiah Smith and Arch Manning The opening weekend of the 2025 college football season will be headlined by Ohio State and Texas. The Longhorns will travel to Columbus to face the Buckeyes in a rematch of last year’s CFP semifinals. Ohio State won that postseason bout, 28-14. Texas appears to be doing everything in its power to avoid a repeat. That includes not bending the knee to demands of a kickoff time adjustment. The last meeting between t…

Texas athletic director confirms the Longhorns shot down Sunday night matchup against Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State vs. Texas game on Aug. 30 has seemingly had as much discussion about the kickoff time as the game itself.

Running It Back Is Never Easy

Winning a national championship in college football is difficult very difficult. Winning them consecutively has been impossible for Ohio State, coming off the heels of the previous nine (this inclu…

Texas AD reveals why he shut down Ohio State's schedule request

Nov 5, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; A University of Texas Longhorns helmet sits on the bench during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Ohio State Buckeyes are not particularly happy that their big season-opening showdown against the Texas Longhorns will kick off at noon. The Longhorns, however, are not budging on that timing. The Buckeyes will host Texas at Ohio…

Texas AD nixed Ohio State’s 'Big Noon' escape plan: ‘I’ve got to go to church’

Ohio State wanted to be off Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, but Texas said no. Buckeyes fans were furious with the number of noon games their beloved team had to play last season. They obviously aren’t going to like the way the 2025 college football season starts, either. And despite some protests from those adamant that Ohio State shouldn’t play its season opener at noon, it was to no avail. The defending national champions had hoped for a more favorab…