Ohio State vs. Texas live updates, score: Follow College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl

Ohio State takes the ball to start the 2nd half.

Horns fans were going through it after the big Ohio State TD before the half.

Well that was an exciting finish to the half, with two touchdowns scored in the last 30 seconds.

Ohio State looked dominant early but things have evened out a bit. Should be a fun 2nd half incoming.

Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson streaks 75 yards on a screen pass on the first play of the drive and the Buckeyes get it RIGHT BACK!

Ohio State 14, Texas 7

Quinn Ewers drops a dime to Jaydon Blue in the end zone! And just like that it's a new ballgame with 29 seconds left in the half.

Texas 7, Ohio State 7

Silas Bolden caught a short pass and then broke a tackle and took the ball inside the OSU 20.

34 seconds left in the half as Texas tried to get points on the board.

Texas faced a 4th and 1 right at the 50 and they brought backup QB Arch Manning in to run for the first.

He got it and then some. And the Longhorns fans loved it.

All of a sudden no one can get anything going on offense.

Will Howard is sacked on 3rd down an OSU punts it right back.

Isaiah Bond got open on 3rd down but flat-out dropped it. Drive over. Missed opportunity for the Horns.

Another Ohio State drive gets halted by multiple penalties. The action has really slowed here after the opening couple of drives.

It's Texas ball.

Star defensive end JT Tuimoloau is down on the field with an injury. That could be potentially very big for OSU.

Meanwhile, OSU QB Will Howard is playing with a pretty big bump on his non-throwing hand.

Texas' leading receiver, Matthew Golden, is apparently hurt and was seen walking to the locker room on the ESPN broadcast. Bad news for the Longhorns.

Sonny Styles takes down Quinn Ewers on 3rd down and actually jarred the ball loose, but the Longhorns fell on it. Either way, they punt it away and Ohio State gets it right back.

Dominant start for the OSU pass rush, with 3 sacks already.

Ohio State was marching it again, but a 15-yard unsportsmanlike foul on TreVeyon Henderson was too much to overcome. The Buckeyes will have to punt or try a very long field goal to start the 2nd quarter.

The Longhorns once again had a nice start, moving the ball into OSU territory. But Quinn Ewers took a sack on third down and that forced a punt.

Buckeyes ball.

Quinshon Judkins with a powerful 9-yard TD run and the Buckeyes are on the board first.

Yet another fast start for OSU in the playoffs.

Ohio State 7, Texas 0

Will Howard has made a few nice throws on 3rd downs to keep the drive going and and the Buckeyes are suddenly inside the 10.

Longhorns go for it on 4th and 3 at the OSU 35-yard line and a rushed pass falls incomplete.

Texas could have attempted a roughly 55-yard field goal there but instead comes up empty.

Texas gets its first first down with Matthew Golden's unbelievable one-handed grab on the sideline.

Early candidate for catch of the day?

It's a touchback and Texas starts with the ball at its own 25.

Texas will receive the opening kickoff. A spot in the national title game on the line. Here we go.

Despite a very unusual snowstorm in the Dallas area in the days leading up to tonight's game, both fan bases showed out for the Cotton Bowl.

Good evening folks and welcome to our live tracker for the College Football Playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Texas!

We still have about an hour before kickoff, so here's some light reading material while we wait for the action to start.