While the media treats the matchup this weekend as monumental, one Texas player is training like any other week.

Arch Manning and the Longhorns look to snap a two-game skid against the Buckeyes as Julian Sayin leads the nation's top-ranked squad into Austin after dominant Week 1 performances.

Texas gets another shot at No. 1 Ohio State. Here's what to know about Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, Matt Patricia and the new-look Buckeyes defense.

Jeremiah Smith has terrorized opposing defenses in big games over the past two-plus seasons. The only one Ohio State’s All-America wide receiver hasn't done it against is Texas.

Ryan Day addressed Ohio State’s run game, Jeremiah Smith’s role and Devin McCuin's impact ahead of the Buckeyes’ top-five road showdown with Texas.

Hero Kanu has seen both sides of the Texas-Ohio State rivalry, in shades of scarlet and burnt orange. Kanu was a Buckeye defensive tackle when Ohio State beat Texas in a 2024 season College Football Playoff semifinal on the way to the national championship. Then he was a Longhorn when the Buckeyes beat Texas again in the 2025 season opener.

Ryan Day met with the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference and had a few key priorities for OSU's matchup with Texas.