Things to watch this week in the Big Ten:

Game of the week

No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State, Saturday, noon ET (Fox)

Ohio State begins its national title defense with a rematch of its 28-14 Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas. The last time Texas visited Columbus, the Longhorns defeated the Buckeyes 25-22 in their 2005 championship season.

This game marks the third career start for Texas quarterback Arch Manning, who backed up Quinn Ewers last season. It’s the first start for Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, who won a preseason competition with Lincoln Keinholz.

BetMGM has Ohio State as a 2 ½-point favorite.

The undercard

Utah at UCLA, Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (Fox)

These former Pac-12 rivals tangle in a nonconference game with UCLA now in the Big Ten and Utah in the Big

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