The next stop on the College Football Playoff train is the semifinals. Ohio State takes on Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and Notre Dame and Penn State meet up in the Orange Bowl. That's a lot of blue bloo

Days before No. 8 seed Ohio State faces No. 5 seed Texas in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the Buckeyes learned they will not have tight end Patrick Gurd available after his decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinals.

The first College Football Playoff semifinal is set as (8) Ohio State and (5) Texas will meet in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, Jan. 10 with a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line. This will be just the fourth meeting all-time, and the first since 2009, between two of the sport's most storied program.