Still, when No. 5 Texas (13-2) and No. 8 Ohio State (12-2) meet in a semifinal matchup on Friday night in Arlington, Texas, the attention will be focused on the quarterbacks.
Ohio State's Will Howard played against Texas when he was at Kansas State, but the Wildcats went 0-4 versus the Longhorns in those years. Texas' Quinn Ewers, meanwhile, started his college career with the Buckeyes before transferring to his home state's school.
"That was the only team I didn't beat when I was in the Big 12," Howard said. "There's definitely a little extra motivation because I never got the chance to beat these guys, played them for four years. They're always a good team, but I don't think -- none of those games were unwinnable. Last year we lost in overtime. So, definitely excited to get another chance at these guys."
Ewers, who went to high school about 20 miles from AT&T Stadium at Southlake Carroll, has never faced his former team and only had positive things to say about his one semester with the Buckeyes.
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