Ohio State football heads to halftime with a slim 14-7 lead over the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. The winner of this game earns the right to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes were stuck in a defensive battle in the first half of the Cotton Bowl before trading touchdowns late in the second quarter.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard appeared to hit his non-throwing hand on a Texas player's helmet during the first half of the Cotton Bowl against the Longhorns on Friday. Howard stayed in the game despite a gruesome knot the ESPN broadcast noted was the size of a golf ball on hand.