The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game.

Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20. Here's what you need to know ahead of the big showdown between Ohio State and Texas.

There are no plans to change the date or time of the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal game on Friday between Ohio State and Texas despite the threat of winter weather in the Dallas area in the coming days.

Officials for the Cotton Bowl announce kick-off time as concerns mount over inclement weather headed for Dallas-Fort Worth.

The College Football Playoff field has been narrowed to four teams, with (6) Penn State, (7) Notre Dame, (5) Texas, and (8) Ohio State remaining in the national title hunt. The Nittany Lions defeated (3) Boise State in the first quarterfinal game on New Year's Eve to set up a date with the Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl on Thursday.

The National Weather Service placed the Dallas-Fort Worth area under a winter storm warning for Thursday and Friday.

Texas Longhorns will play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, the College Football semifinal. Here is the latest update for tickets.

A winter storm barreling down on North Texas could cause havoc days before the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

That wouldn’t be a big deal, but Ohio State and Texas are slated to face each other on Friday night at the Cotton Bowl, which will be played at the very much domed AT&T Stadium.