Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

Both teams roll into Arlington with a pair of losses this year. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and rival Michigan while the Horns lost to Georgia twice, including in the SEC title game.

Here's what you need to know about former Kansas State and Ohio State quarterback Will Howard's record, history against Texas ahead of Friday's Cotton Bowl:

The Texas Longhorns came up short of the College Football Playoff title game for the second year in a row, falling to Ohio State in Cotton Bowl.