COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Texas and Ohio State are used to dealing with pressure. The expectations for both programs going into Saturday are at fever pitch as the top-ranked Longhorns and defending national champion No. 3 Buckeyes meet in one of the most-hyped openers in recent memory.

“It is a great way to start the year. It’s just different. There’s positives and negatives to everything, but what a great game to kick off the season with against a great opponent,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.

This will be the fifth meeting between the vaunted programs. In three of the past four meetings — including the two times they have met in the regular season — the winner has gone on to play for the national title.

The last matchup was Jan. 10 in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton

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