PUNDITS.
NCAAF · 2026–27

Ohio State at Texas

Sat Sep 12, 2026 · 7:30 ET · ABC

Final: Texas 24, Ohio State 23.

Joel Klatt, Urban Meyer, and Dave Portnoy picked Ohio State. Clay Travis, Colin Cowherd, David Pollack, Chris "The Bear" Fallica, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and Brandon Walker picked Texas.

11 tracked picks on Pundits.Pro. This is the tracked subset on Pundits.Pro, not a survey of all experts.

Kalshi
Sat Sep 12, 2026 · 7:30 ET · ABC · as of Sep 12, 2026
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Final · Texas 24–23
Ohio State
48¢
Away
Joel Klatt
Joel Klatt✗ Miss
“I think Ohio State wins it. I think they kick a field goal in a tie ball game in walk off fashion. 27-24.”
The Joel Klatt Show / FOX Sports · 2026-09-11
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Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer✗ Miss
“I'm going to pick the Buckeyes, but I think it's going to be a walk-off win for whoever wins.”
The Triple Option / SI · 2026-09-10
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Dave Portnoy
Dave Portnoy✗ Miss
“I like Ohio State. I'm not sold on Texas. I'm not sold on Arch. I pick Ohio State and let Ohio State win all their games till we get our hands on them. That's fine by me. Uh but I'm taking Ohio State here.”
Barstool College Football Show Week 2 · 2026-09-12
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Texas
53¢
Home
Clay Travis
Clay Travis✓ Hit
“Texas is beating Ohio State and Cam Coleman will be the reason why. Huge breakout game coming. Save this Tweet, I'm right, all you Buckeyes are wrong. Hook 'em!”
X (@ClayTravis) · 2026-09-10
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Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd✓ Hit
“I like Texas in this game. It's at home.”
The Herd Hour 2 · 2026-09-11
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David Pollack
David Pollack✓ Hit
“I went with the horns. I went hook him”
See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack · 2026-09-10
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Chris "The Bear" Fallica
Chris "The Bear" Fallica✓ Hit
“Fallica's Pick: Texas ML -118”
Bear Bets / FOX Sports · 2026-09-11
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Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard✓ Hit
Texas over Ohio State
Cole's GameDay Blog Week 2 · 2026-09-12
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Pat McAfee
Pat McAfee✓ Hit
Texas over Ohio State
Cole's GameDay Blog Week 2 · 2026-09-12
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Nick Saban
Nick Saban✓ Hit
Texas over Ohio State
Cole's GameDay Blog Week 2 · 2026-09-12
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Brandon Walker
Brandon Walker✓ Hit
“Today, it will be a huge win for the Texas Longhorns as they beat Ohio State. I truly believe”
Barstool College Football Show Week 2 · 2026-09-12
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