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Pat McAfee certainly didn’t pick the Texas Longhorns to win the Cotton Bowl vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes, trolling Texas fans with his Horns down Buckeyes selection. He felt the rath of their fans after that with middle fingers pointed his way.

Friday night’s Cotton Bowl was a tough watch for most ... he did leave with a nice memory courtesy of “College GameDay” host Pat McAfee, who gave him a shout-out on the ESPN broadcast.

Emotions ran high in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the Longhorns' dream to reach the national championship game was shattered.

On Thursday's episode of his ESPN show, McAfee was previewing the Texas vs. Ohio State game and spilled the beans on his personal chats with "The Undertaker." McAfee said that the WWE Hall of Famer is hyped for the CFP semifinal, and is rooting for a Texas win.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes are gearing up for a big-time showdown with the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns on Friday night in the Cotton Bowl, but before the

Pat McAfee extols the Ohio State football offense on College GameDay, hours before a CFP semis clash with Texas

"College GameDay," ESPN's popular college football pregame show is heading to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, where Ohio State faces Texas.

The journey continues. After whitewashing Tennessee and Oregon, the Ohio State football team is just one win away from playing for a College Football Playoff national championship. To get there

ESPN will devote multiple channels to coverage of the Orange Bowl between the Nittany Lions and the Fighting Irish.

The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the Texas vs. Ohio State game, including TV and streaming information.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes outlasted the No. 5 Texas Longhorns in a thriller on Friday night in the Cotton Bowl ... icon-turned-analyst appeared on Pat McAfee's on-the-field broadcast midway ...