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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 10: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns and head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes meet after Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 to win the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The latest college football news indicates that Ohio State is getting a boost ahead of their marquee Week 2 showdown against Texas. Ohio State will have another pass rusher to throw at Texas quarterback Arch Manning.<\/p>\n
Alabama transfer Qua Russaw is expected to play against Texas, per On3\u2019s Pete Nakos<\/a>. Unfortunately, Ohio State wide receiver Kyle Parker<\/a> is likely to miss the Texas matchup.<\/p>\n \u201cSources tell On3 that Alabama transfer EDGE Qua Russaw has been cleared and will play Saturday at Texas,\u201d Nakos detailed in a September 11, 2026, story titled, College Football Injury Report: Latest Week 2 updates at Baylor, Ohio State, Ole Miss & more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was dressed for the Ball State game but did not see any action. LSU transfer wide receiver Kyle Parker is expected to miss his second consecutive game.\u201d<\/p>\n Texas is a slight 1.5-point home favorite against Ohio State, per FanDuel.<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about the Ohio State-Texas game.<\/p>\n Texas Gets Good News Ahead of Ohio State Game Thanks to Latest Injury Report<\/p>\n \n Texas also received some good news ahead of the team\u2019s showdown against Ohio State. Longhorns left guard Laurence Seymore appears to be trending in the right direction and is listed as probable against the Buckeyes.<\/p>\n \u201cLeft guard Laurence Seymore is probable for Saturday\u2019s top-five matchup against Ohio State,\u201d Nakos wrote. \u201cThird-string running back Derrek Cooper suffered an ankle injury in the season opener and has been wearing a boot.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s done some individual work at practice this week but is questionable at best.\u201d<\/p>\n Texas QB Arch Manning & Longhorns Offense Scored Just 7 Points vs. Ohio State in 2025 Loss<\/p>\n \n Manning and Texas are looking for revenge after an underwhelming 14-7 loss to begin the 2025 season. The Longhorns quarterback threw for 170 yards<\/a>, one touchdown and one interception in a losing effort against the Buckeyes.<\/p>\n Despite the less than stellar performance against the Buckeyes, Manning enters the rematch with confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not all the time you get a second chance to play another team after a rough loss,\u201d Manning noted, per USA Today\u2019s Matt Hayes. \u201cI\u2019m a year better. Anytime you go through a season and get reps, get game experience, and get a whole offseason to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n NFL<\/a> fans will be watching the Ohio State-Texas game with added interest. Manning and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are both projected to be highly touted prospects ahead of the 2027 NFL draft. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJonathan Adams<\/a> is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. More about Jonathan Adams<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 10: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns and head coach Ryan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-432929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/texas-v-ohio-state-columbus-ohio-august-30-brandon-inniss-1.jpg\")
GettyCOLUMBUS, OHIO \u2013 AUGUST 30: Brandon Inniss #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes can\u2019t come down with a first half catch next to Graceson Littleton #29 of the Texas Longhorns at Ohio Stadium on August 30, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n![\"Goodyear](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/goodyear-cotton-bowl-classic-ohio-state-v-texas-arlington-texas-1.jpg\")
GettyARLINGTON, TEXAS \u2013 JANUARY 10: Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns walks across the field in the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n