ohio state: "What a bunch of cowards": CFB fans react as Steve Sarkisian's Texas denies Ohio State's request to move the game’s schedule

The Texas Longhorns' season-opening trip to Columbus to face the Ohio State Buckeyes still doesn't have a time set. According to 247Sports, the issue could come from the Buckeyes wanting to push the game back a day, while Steve Sarkisian and Texas prefer to keep it as a Saturday afternoon game.

As the report was posted on X by Buckeyes beat writer Patrick Murphy on Thursday, some fans questioned why the Longhorns wouldn't accept the change.

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"Texas is terrified of the Horseshoe at night," a fan said.

"Of course they did. They didn’t want the crazy blackout crowd of a night game in the Shoe," another fan wrote.

"Wow what a bunch of cowards," another fan said.

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Other fans wondered how Texas could prevent the game from being scheduled at a different time. The game will be aired on Fox and likely start at noon ET, unless the schools and the broadcaster company find common ground on a scheduling change.

"Why does Texas have a say? I thought this was Fox’s call." a fan wondered.

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"To be more accurate, Texas denied Ohio State’s request to move the date by one day (Sunday) so that it would be a night game. They can’t deny a kickoff time change," another fan said.

"How do they get a say it?!? I’m sure OSU won’t get to help pick the time slot in Austin next year," another fan posted.

While marquee college football games are usually played on Saturdays, the weekend before the start of the NFL season, some games have been scheduled on Sunday or even Monday night.

The game will be a rematch from last year's College Football Playoff semifinal in which the Buckeyes prevailed 28-14 at the Cotton Bowl. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the championship game to earn its first title since 2014.

Urban Meyer ranks Ohio State's title team as one of the best

Former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer dropped some bombs on Last Thursday's edition of the "Another Dooley Noted" podcast.

Meyer reiterated his claim that the Big Ten surpassed the SEC as the best conference in the nation, but also said that the last two national champions, Michigan and Ohio State, are among the best he's ever seen.

"Everyone else started investing in their schools. And started recruiting the best player, not just the footprint," Meyer said. "As a result, the Wolverine team two years ago was one of the best teams I've seen. The Buckeyes team this year is one of the best I've ever seen. You're seeing Penn State and some of these teams have great success."

Meyer was the head coach at Ohio State the previous time they won the national title. He also won two national championships with the Florida Gators.

About the author

Allan Wolburg Robles is a College Sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over 17 years of experience in the field writing for publications including Reforma, Yahoo! OddsShark and Apuesta. Allan studied Communications at Anáhuac University, where he learned what would become the basis of a trade that was already a dream of his before starting college.

His favorite team is Army West Point as when he was young, Allan lived in West Point for a couple of years, went to pretty much every home game, a couple of Army-Navy games and even got to meet some of the players.

Allan's favorite players of all time include Tommie Frazier, who was unbelievable during the Nebraska dynasty of the early 90's. Tim Tebow was also a favorite, mainly because of his leadership skills, although he was also awesome on the football field. As a fan of defensive football, (or what's left of it), Sean Taylor could take over a game for Miami.

Allan has always considered himself a student of the game more than a fan of it. So the historical part and evolution of the game, as well as the ins and outs of what happens on the field, and being able to put it into words for the audience, are his biggest strengths.

Besides sports, Allan enjoys reading books, watching movies and spending time with his dogs.

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