Wk 2 · 2026
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
· ABC
Big Ten · no games yet
at
7:30pET
TEX -1.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential OSU by 7.7
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Ohio State is ranked #1 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Texas is ranked #5 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ohio State form
No completed games on record.
Texas form
No completed games on record.
Ohio State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Texas this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Ohio State leads 3–1 · Ohio State has won the last 2
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.8 points toward Ohio State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-30 | Texas 7 — 14 Ohio State | at OSU | Ohio State |
| 2024 | 2025-01-10 | Ohio State 28 — 14 Texas | neutral | Ohio State bowl/CFP |
| 2008 | 2009-01-05 | Ohio State 21 — 24 Texas | neutral | Texas bowl/CFP |
| 2006 | 2006-09-09 | Ohio State 24 — 7 Texas | at TEX | Ohio State |
Ohio State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Julian Sayin QB #10 | 279/356, 3323 YDS, 31 TD, 6 INT |
| Lincoln Kienholz QB #3 | 11/14, 139 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Bo Jackson RB #25 | 168 CAR, 1035 YDS, 5 TD |
| James Peoples RB #1 | 61 CAR, 344 YDS, 3 TD | |
| CJ Donaldson RB #12 | 89 CAR, 330 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Smith WR #4 | 80 REC, 1086 YDS, 11 TD |
| Carnell Tate WR #17 | 48 REC, 838 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Max Klare TE #86 | 43 REC, 448 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brandon Inniss WR #1 | 32 REC, 237 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Sonny Styles LB #0 | 81 |
| Arvell Reese LB #8 | 62 | |
| Caden Curry EDGE #92 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Caden Curry EDGE #92 | 11 |
| Arvell Reese LB #8 | 6.5 | |
| Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE #2 | 6.5 | |
| Interceptions | Davison Igbinosun CB #1 | 2 |
| Caleb Downs S #2 | 2 | |
| Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB #7 | 2 |
Texas leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Arch Manning QB #16 | 227/370, 2942 YDS, 24 TD, 7 INT |
| Matthew Caldwell QB #18 | 8/11, 85 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Quintrevion Wisner RB #5 | 131 CAR, 597 YDS, 3 TD |
| Arch Manning QB #16 | 83 CAR, 244 YDS, 8 TD | |
| CJ Baxter RB #1 | 54 CAR, 196 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ryan Wingo WR #1 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 7 TD |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. WR #3 | 38 REC, 532 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Parker Livingstone WR #3 | 26 REC, 491 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Emmett Mosley V WR #3 | 23 REC, 357 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jelani McDonald DB #4 | 73 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 70 | |
| Michael Taaffe S #16 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Colin Simmons EDGE #1 | 11 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 4 | |
| Trey Moore EDGE #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jelani McDonald DB #4 | 3 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 2 | |
| Malik Muhammad CB #5 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.