It’s finally here — game day between the No. 1 Texas Longhorns and the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, the first game of a home-and-home series that was originally scheduled more than a decade ago and rescheduled multiple times.

As redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning makes his first start as QB1 in burnt orange and white, the hype machine surrounding Manning will finally get some real on-field inputs as the winner of this game positions itself as a frontrunner for one of the top seeds in this year’s College Football Playoffs.

It’s a huge day and a huge game and this is your gamethread for the 11 a.m. Central kickoff on FOX.