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January 10, 2025 10 mins
Our Program Director here at SportsTalk 790, Chris Gordy is in Arlington at AT&T Stadium for the Cotton Bowl between the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes. He joins Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler to preview tonight's game. He talks about a narrative that can no longer be thrown at the Longhorns this season. Plus, he talks about the advantage that Texas might have against the Buckeyes. 
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Cotton Bowl Classic, the Ohio State buck Guys and
the Texas Longhorns. There are two of the three teams
that still have a chance to win the national championship.
Notre Dame is the other. They won last night. The
little focus on this game, which we'll have for you
in a little over two hours, our own Chris Gordy
is on site at AT and T Stadium inside. First,

(00:20):
a quick thought on the conditions there, and secondly, does
it feel like you're about to witness the soon to
be national champion tonight? Because whoever wins tonight is the champ.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, let me give you guys a little scene center.
I stopped at the infamous BUCkies on the drive up
and a lot of Ohio State fans. I was really surprised.
I mean there were dozens outside and went inside of BUCkies,
there were dozens and dozens more, and I don't know
where the hell they came from. I guess maybe flew
into Houston because they couldn't get a flight to Dallas

(00:52):
or something. But it was really odd to see that
many Ohio State fans all on the road up to
up to Dallas, and of course times a Longhorn fans
everywhere out here came across no ice until I got
right here. Literally outside the stadium, there's tons of ice
and remnants of snow from overnight, but they've cleared the roads.
All the snow is pushed off to the side. There's

(01:12):
a lot of vehicles with snow on it. But yeah,
for the most part, if you came in today, you
avoided all the awful driving and wet and snow conditions
from last night. But you're right, Wex. Yeah, it does
feel like whoever wins this game is going to be
the proimitive favorite over Notre Dame. Something against Notre Dame.
It's just Texas and Ohio State have just looked a

(01:33):
lot better. And yeah, I feel like when those betting
lines come out with whoever wins this game will be
a minut you know somewhere. Probably Ohio State probably close
to a five six point favorite over Notre Dame, and
I would take probably Texas will be a three to
four point favorite.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
Wax nearly got into a fistfight on the radio with
Charles Davies yesterday because he basically stopped short of saying
they shouldn't even play the game because Ohio State is
so awesome. As the resident Texas hater on this program
that you were this year.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
Not anymore SEC, that's so good for both of you.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
I mean, look, it wasn't it wasn't hating on Texas.
It was just saying, you know what, the fact was
that they hadn't really been tested. But since that time,
they have been tested. And you know, played Georgia again
for a second time in the SEC title game with
a close game with the overtime, and then played a
really good Cleanson team that had just won the ACC
and the you know, in the playoffs, and then you know,
last week played a really good Arizona State team with

(02:31):
skataboo and obviously we're up twenty four to eight in
the fourth quarter. Should have put it away. They didn't
had to go to double all the time, but made
the plays that were necessary to win. So yeah, I
would I would almost make an argument I'd rather Texas's
path of you've played these close games, You're more battle
tested than this Ohio State team that's just basically rolled
the ball out there and just run rough shot over everybody.

(02:54):
I'll just tell people, like the momentum thing is a
little never get caught up in that just because Ohio
State has played two awesome games in the first two
rounds of the playoffs doesn't mean it's just gonna keep
carrying over to every round. They could easily show up
today and look like the team that laid a giant
egg against Michigan a little over them uth Ago at home,
losing that game thirteen to ten. So again, I think

(03:17):
this will be the best defense that Ohio State has
seen all year. The secondary for Texas has been so good.
Everybody from barn to I mean literally Michael Pass name
all the guys that they've had in that secondary. They
have all beig big plays down the stretch of the
course of the last couple of weeks. So yeah, again,
this is kind of interesting. I saw some people make
it some predictions of Ohio State scoring thirty four points.

(03:39):
I said, well, if that happens, that's that would be
the most points Texas has given up all year. I
think they're up for the challenge. I think they're ready
to slow down these wide receivers. The big thing for
me is can Texas get their offense back going. Can
they get the run game goal with Trey Wisner company.
I think getting Cam Williams backer right tackle's going to
help that.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, their run game usually dictates how comfortable quarterback is.
But before I talk more about that, I'm curious what
do you think of the other quarterback? I mean, with
the two that played last night, Drew Aler's future and
the storylines behind, you know, the Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard,
Quinn Ewers and everything that's gone on to Texas, the
arch factor and the season. Very little talk about Will

(04:19):
Howard this year after he slid late in the Ohio
State Oregon game. He's had a really really good year.
They have a really really talented offense, both the run
game and the weapons you mentioned. Do you favor one
quarterback in their matchup against the respective defense versus the
other tonight?

Speaker 2 (04:37):
Well, I mean, look, Will Howard's been good. He's but
you know, he's not He's not a superstar. By he
means he's like, nobody's gonna be running out and buying
a Will Howard Jersey. I don't know if draft scouts
are going to be going gaga over him, but he's
he's been solid, he's been sound, and I think the
big reason for that is he's got stud receivers. You know,
Jeremiah Smith could literally enter the NFL Draft this year

(05:00):
the number one tick. Except one problem, he's a freshman.
He can't you know. I think a Buka's obviously been
around a while and a lot of people are very
high on him as well, so you know, it's it's
a crazy thing. It was like they got to the
playoffs and Ryan Day said, you know, we've got these
really studly awesome receivers, maybe we should just throw them
to the football And suddenly they started performing there well,
So I like, I like what they what they've been doing.

(05:23):
But like I said, I think Texas's secondary is up
to the task. And on the flip side, big game
for Quinn yours, right, I mean, like this is a
big moment for him to show all these rumblings out
there of him possibly entering the transfer portal reportably has
a six million dollars off from the table if before
it goes the NFL Draft, we'll find out who that
school is, although some people are reporting it could very
well could be Notre Dame. I think they got to

(05:45):
put all those distractions behind him and he's got to
play well because you know, let's we forget. Yes, he
made the great fourth and thirteen pass in overtime against
Arizona State, but let's we forget he threw the interception
that put them in the buying to have to go
to overtime.

Speaker 1 (05:58):
I guess Arizona State, and Man, everything you're saying is
just making it too perfect, with the nil, with the
transfer portal, with what Carson Beck just did, with the
possibility that Notre Dame and Texas are about to match up,
and tampering being involved in all this, but nothing can
be done about it. Should Notre Dame just give him
the six million dollars before the twentieth and when they

(06:19):
play each other, to say, look, we'll bring in for
six million if you can hook us up tonight in
the national title game.

Speaker 2 (06:25):
Yeah, I mean that's that's the that's the rumor. Yeah,
we'll see, this whole thing will play out. I mean
I even talk to somebody a Texas who said, there's
a world where quin comes back to Texas next year.
I said, well, good luck telling the Banning family about that,
because I'm sure they will have other plans. But no,
I mean, it makes a lot of sense. Carson Beck
was projected as a day two draft pick. I even

(06:46):
saw one scout had him as a Day three draft pick.
And if that's the case and he was going to
fall that far in the draft, why not go get
four million from the University of Miami where his girlfriend
plays basketball? And how fun than college for one more year.
So we'll see what Quin's ultimate decision is after all this.
But most Texas fans I talked to you said, I
don't give a damn about Quinn's future. I care about
Quinn right now. Go within us the game tonight.

Speaker 1 (07:08):
Were you trying to tell us that Carson Beck's girlfriend's
last name is Cavender?

Speaker 2 (07:13):
Uh? That is the case a way. If you guys
remember the night the NIL was legalized, her and her
sister were in Miami with Miami's big, big rich booster
signing NIL deal to go from Presto State to Miami.
So I guarantee she had a hand in this, reaching
out to the big Bundy boosters of Miami going say say, hey,
did you get Carson Beck? Fool and know you to

(07:33):
come over here?

Speaker 3 (07:35):
Unbelievable. Hey, I know we all hate the Cowboys here
as we should, as every red blooded American should, But
I have always kind of stumped for that venue. It
doesn't matter what's there, it always has a big feel.
I still think it's one I haven't been to so far,
or any of the newer big ones. But Jerry World still,

(07:57):
for all of the flaws having to do with the
Cowboys and that team in that organization, they do it right.
That that is. Is it not one of the best
venues to go see a game like you're going to
see tonight.

Speaker 2 (08:08):
It is. The Only thing I will complain about is
that the media parking lot that I parked in it
was on the complete opposite side of media pickup, so
I had to walk around the entire stadium in thirty
degree weather, which by the way, they have big portions
of outside the stadium blocked off for pregame fan stuff,
which you can't even get into yet because they haven't
opened the doors yet. So yeah, it took about a
twenty minute walk to get around the stadium to get

(08:31):
a credential, and then luckily it was only about a
five minute walk to get to the media entrance. But
it makes a difference when it's thirty degrees outside. But
we actually, guys, I'm looking outside. We got a sun
peeking through right now, So what it's actually gonna be? Yeah,
the sunshine is actually something about this. It might be
might be pretty nice. But one complaint. Just walk through
the press box. The drink machine was not on and
there's no food up there, so we got to get

(08:52):
that going.

Speaker 3 (08:53):
Oh my gosh, Gordy has to walk extra steps and
he's not getting the food and drink that he wants.

Speaker 1 (08:58):
We kind of ran through the matchups and what is
it stake the quarterbacks? What do you anticipate kind of
being the difference maker in this game? Where is there
a player you think this is, This is the guy
that's going to turn it in favor of his team.

Speaker 2 (09:10):
Yeah, I think I just think it's turnovers. I mean,
we've seen turnout these playoffs. I mean last night, Drew
Aller makes the big mistake late in a in a
tight game between Penn State and Notre Dame. You know,
whoever makes that big mistake tonight? It could be Will Howard,
It could be Quinn Ewers. It could be one of
the running backs from you know, from uh from Ohio
State get you know, gets hit wrong and fumbles the football.

(09:31):
Could be a special team's return, you know, to me,
it's it's all the simple fundamentals you got to take
care of in a big game. But it just always
comes back to show. I mean, whoever makes the big
mistake at the wrong time and momentum shifts in the
other team's favor could cost them the game.

Speaker 3 (09:48):
Chris Gordy live from AT and T Stadium there in Arlington, Texas.
Appreciate all the insight and if you see Maddie, you
know what to do. You already know what to do.
I didn't have to tell you anything, Gordy, right, oh, absolutely.

Speaker 2 (10:02):
Let me give you guys just a quick update. Looking
outside right now, it is about eighty five percent Ohio
State fans compared to Texas in this line I'm seeing
outside right now, which is a couple hundred people, So
it should be a pretty big Ohio State fan presence today.

Speaker 3 (10:13):
Looking forward to it, No, you are looking forward to
seeing it in person. We appreciate it.
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