Pat McAfee certainly didn’t pick the Texas Longhorns to win the Cotton Bowl vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes, trolling Texas fans with his Horns down Buckeyes selection. He felt the rath of their fans after that with middle fingers pointed his way.

Pat McAfee threw down the 'Horns Down' all pregame, picking Ohio State. The post Pat McAfee Lifts Spirits With Heartfelt Gesture for Young Texas Fan Amid Cotton Bowl Dilemma appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Emotions ran high in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the Longhorns' dream to reach the national championship game was shattered.

Friday night’s Cotton Bowl was a tough watch for most Texas Longhorns fans ... a nice memory courtesy of “College GameDay” host Pat McAfee, who gave him a shout-out on the ESPN broadcast.

On Thursday's episode of his ESPN show, McAfee was previewing the Texas vs. Ohio State game and spilled the beans on his personal chats with "The Undertaker." McAfee said that the WWE Hall of Famer is hyped for the CFP semifinal, and is rooting for a Texas win.

Texas Longhorns backup quarterback Arch Manning was a major talking point all season, with fans repeatedly calling for him to take over the starting job from Quinn Ewers, who has held the position for the past three years. Those conversations continued during Texas’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals last Friday.

They are riding a powerful wave of redemption into their Cotton Bowl matchup versus Texas. Ohio State ... defense like the one that the Longhorns possess. Pat McAfee does not believe that will ...

With 9:50 left in the game, Texas took a timeout before the Buckeyes’ fourth-and-2 snap from the Longhorns’ 34-yard ... Tim Tebow — on the Pat McAfee broadcast — was all over the Will ...

The journey continues. After whitewashing Tennessee and Oregon, the Ohio State football team is just one win away from playing for a College Football Playoff national championship. To get there

While Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit were on the call for ESPN's main broadcast of the College Football Playoff semifinal game between Ohio State and Texas on Friday, Pat McAfee had his own broadcas