{"id":320542,"date":"2026-06-03T07:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/320542\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:08:19","slug":"texas-longhorns-star-colin-simmons-sends-firm-message-to-ohio-state-football-months-before-the-two-teams-face-off-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/320542\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Longhorns star Colin Simmons sends firm message to Ohio State football months before the two teams face off in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio State and Texas have another big time matchup early in the season this year. Longhorns EDGE Colin Simmons is getting the talk started early, months before the two teams will play in Austin, Texas. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio State Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin (10) throws the ball against Texas Longhorns linebacker Colin Simmons (1) in the second quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 30, 2025.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKyle Robertson\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Right out of the gates last season the Ohio State Buckeyes were tasked with a big-time matchup against the Texas Longhorns. The two teams will play again this fall, but it\u2019ll be a Week 2 game this time around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ohio State won in Columbus last year, 14-7, in a game where the Buckeyes felt in control the majority of the way because the Longhorns were unable to find much success on offense. It\u2019ll be Julian Sayin against Arch Manning again this year in the quarterback battle, but these teams look vastly different than a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Texas returns its top pass rusher Colin Simmons, and he\u2019s already started talking a few months out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cVery excited,\u201d Simmons said in an interview with On3\u2019s Pete Nakos<\/a>. \u201cSecond game of the season, all that nervousness, all that jittery is out the door. We\u2019re coming. There\u2019s business to be taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement appears to come across as Simmons using last year\u2019s game being in Week 1 as an excuse. There is a bit of a ramp-up in college football, with no preseason or exhibition games, but players and teams are expected to perform once Week 1 arrives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ohio State held Simmons to one solo tackle and no sacks a year ago. The junior pass rusher did some talking before the game last year when the Buckeyes settled on Sayin as the quarterback, but it was all for nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just glad that they chose a quarterback that I\u2019m ready to sack,\u201d Simmons stated<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colin Simmons is a future NFL pass rusher that the Buckeyes have to be ready for\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simmons is going to go in the first round of the 2027 NFL Draft and he\u2019ll be one of the players scouts are watching during this year\u2019s game on Sept. 12. The Texas pass rusher had 12 sacks last season and the game against Ohio State was just one of three where he didn\u2019t record a sack. With 21 sacks through two years, Simmons is a proven commodity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ohio State returns the majority of its offensive line this season, though there are some questions about who will be where. Phillip Daniels saw Simmons the most at right tackle last year and fared well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be a night game in Austin this year, unlike the noon kickoff in Columbus a year ago. We are a few months out, and Simmons\u2019 comments won\u2019t be the last talk we hear before the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio State football suddenly seems to have a real chance at stealing away another major college football program\u2019s prized recruit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio State football had a big recruiting weekend just a couple of days ago. Coming out of it, the Buckeyes look to be in a great position to potential take a five-star talent away from Texas Tech. <\/p>\n