Among the multitude of distractions the Texas Longhorns are facing heading into their College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes, i

After declaring for the NFL draft on Dec. 28, Beck entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal with a "do not contact" tag, which likely means he has a destination picked out. ESPN's Pete Thamel tabbed Miami as the favorite to land him, while On3's Pete Nakos also threw Texas Tech and Ohio State into the mix.

For the Longhorns to beat Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl on Friday night, they don’t need another Vince Young.

Opposing coaches and personnel staffers break down the strengths and weaknesses of the QBs for the four teams still alive in the CFP.

Quinn Ewers' quick release and diverse arm slottings — some parts C.J. Stroud and even some Patrick Mahomes — all started with his dad.

Texas quarterback and Texas native Quinn Ewers once played for Ohio State. After spending a semester deep on the depth chart in Columbus, Ewers headed back home to become the leader of Steve Sarkisian’s rebuilding project with the Longhorns.

Texas' best win this year is against Clemson in the first-round of the playoff. They haven't played a team as good as Ohio State, and they certainly haven't beaten anyone as good as Ohio State. This is going to be an incredibly challenging test for the Longhorns and they will have to play mistake-free football to get a win.

No. 5 seed Texas is set to play No. 8 Ohio State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Friday night. The winner of the College Football Playoff semifinal will advance to play in the national title on Jan. 20 at Mercedez-Benz Stadium.

The two teams that had drastically different paths to the semifinal will hope to book their ticket to Atlanta for the CFP national title game.

After spending a semester deep on the depth chart at Ohio State, the Texas native headed home to front Steve Sarkisian’s rebuilding project. He will face his former team in a CFP semifinal at the

Quinn Ewers' future is up in the air, but are other programs trying to recruit the Texas QB to transfer and stay in college?