Ohio State vs. Texas: Semifinal Game Analysis & Predictions

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00:00Another national semi-final on Friday night between Ohio State and Texas from Jerry World.

00:04Five and a half point number in this game as a favorite towards Ohio State. Total Joe, 53.5.

00:09Let me ask you this question first. Is there too much recency bias going into Ohio State

00:14hammering their previous two opponents and Texas not getting enough respect,

00:18or is that line warranted in your mind?

00:21No, it's not warranted. I think it's just an overreaction of what we saw over the past

00:26two games. And again, yes, Ohio State is hitting on all cylinders. Will Howard's playing lights

00:31out, completing well over 73 percent of his passes. Jeremiah Smith, Emeka, Buka,

00:37they're hitting on all cylinders. But again, I think a lot was taken in terms of the game of

00:41Texas and Arizona State. People are assuming that Arizona State was just Boise State and SMU,

00:47and that's not the case. They were a very physical group. Offense and defense aligns.

00:52They were battle-tested, had one of the best running backs in the country. And again,

00:56Texas still won that matchup. They won it by eight points, granted, in overtime, but they

01:01still found a way to pull it out. I do not believe that Ohio State is going to have the success that

01:06they had against Tennessee and Oregon in terms of the passing attack. This is one of the best

01:12secondaries with Notre Dame in all of college football in terms of Texas. They forced 21

01:17interceptions, have only allowed eight passing touchdowns all season long, and held opposing

01:22quarterbacks to 58 percent completion percentage. I think Texas is live as a dog. I took them on

01:28the money line, guys.