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          Sights and sounds from the College Football Playoff semifinals

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          Tebow perfectly predicts OSU playcall on Howard's 4th-down conversion (1:12)

          Tim Tebow joins Pat McAfee on the field and nails the playcall with Will Howard's 18-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Texas. (1:12)

          • ESPN staffJan 10, 2025, 06:12 PM ET

          And then there were... three?

          On Thursday night, Notre Dame Fighting Irish booked their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship game after taking down Penn State Nittany Lions in a 27-24 thriller. Their opponent, however, is still to be determined. On Friday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns will square off in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, each hoping to punch their own ticket to the title game.

          Despite decorated respective histories, the Buckeyes-Longhorns matchup isn't one that's been seen often in college football. Texas and Ohio State enter Friday's contest having met just three times on the gridiron previously, with the Longhorns boasting a 2-1 advantage all-time.

          Here are the sights and sounds from the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs.

          Cotton Bowl scenes

          Both teams are in the house

          Views from AT&T Stadium

          Buckeyes and Longhorns hold court pregame

          Orange Bowl views

          Threads for tonight

          Sights from the Notre Dame sidelines

          Spirit squads turn up Florida

          Orange Bowl fun

          The stage is set