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Ohio State will face Texas for the third-straight season as the two close out a home-and-home series.

The Buckeyes have come out victorious twice already and now head to Austin looking for a sweep. At the micro level, this game is a chance for one of these teams to likely improve to 2-0 while getting a quality first College Football Playoff resume-building win of the season. In the macro, this is a discussion about two programs and where they stand in the sport's hierarchy.

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