Ohio State basked in the glow of the postgame celebrations after trouncing Oregon in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal, but the Buckeyes’ star quarterback wasn’t among

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard led the Buckeyes to victory over the No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl, throwing for 319 yards and three touchdowns in

Following the theme of much of this College Football Playoff (well, besides the Peach Bowl), the Rose Bowl was yet another blowout with Ohio State knocking off top-seeded Oregon. But given that these second-round playoff games are bowl games, teams get to celebrate the win as they would for a standalone bowl game.

Ohio State and Texas will kick off the Cotton Bowl at 7:30 ET on Friday night from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and the game will be airing on ESPN. The Buckeyes are currently favored by 5.5 points.

One victory over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals would more than make up for years of frustration for Ohio State quarterback Will Howard.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and quarterback Will Howard are making their final preparations for this week's matchup against the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. A win would place Ohio State in the national championship game,

Ohio State QB Will Howard has plenty of experience playing Texas from his time in the Big 12 at Kansas State. Texas is the team that stands between the Buckeyes and advancing to a National Championship.