You have waited all bowl season for the Big Ten to start going head-to-head with the SEC, and that moment has finally arrived. Ohio State will take on the Missouri Tigers in the Cotton Bowl Classic, the first New Years Six bowl on the schedule this bowl season, on Friday evening. Ohio State will have a new starting quarterback and faces a question about the status of its top player on the roster ahead of the NFL draft, and the Buckeyes will be facing one of the more successful offenses in the SEC.
Ohio State is playing in one of three New Years Six bowl game involving a Big Ten team. Penn State will face Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl on Saturday afternoon for another Big Ten vs. SEC showdown. And, of course, Michigan will face Alabama in the Rose Bowl for a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup on Jan. 1, 2024.
Ohio State does not have a stellar history in bowl games against SEC schools, but will this one have a happier result for the Buckeye faithful?
Here is how you can watch Ohio State take on Missouri in our first Big Ten vs. SEC bowl matchup of the bowl season.