COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State opens its season with a top-three matchup against Texas, where an important streak is on the line.

The Buckeyes haven’t lost a season-opener since traveling to Miami in 1999, walking away with a 23-12 loss. They haven’t lost a season-opener at home since Alabama came to Columbus in 1986 and left with a 16-10 victory.

Those are the two winning streaks the Longhorns hope to snap on Saturday in what is the most anticipated matchup in college football of Week 1.

This Big Ten-SEC matchup is a chance for both sides to make an early statement in what is also a rematch of a Cotton Bowl nine months ago that ended in a 28-14 win for OSU, clinching its spot in the national championship game. This game is also the fifth time these two schools have met, and no one has

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