Austin gets one of the biggest college football games of the entire season Saturday night when No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 4 Texas at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes are the defending national champions, but the Longhorns get this heavyweight matchup at home, with Arch Manning leading a Texas team that has every reason to believe it can make a championship run of its own.
For Texas fans, this is the kind of game that makes last-minute tickets worth checking out. Matchups like this do not come around often, with the No. 1 team in the country, a top-five Longhorns squad, and one of the biggest names in college football all sharing the same field in Austin. Texas is a slight favorite heading into this one, and the atmosphere should match the stakes from the moment fans start filling DKR. If the Longhorns are going to make an early-season statement, doing it against Ohio State in front of a packed home crowd would be about as big as it gets.
The biggest college football game of the week kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CDT tomorrow night, and fans here in town can still snag some last-minute tickets at StubHub, SeatGeek, and Vivid Seats.
As easily the biggest marquee matchup of the week, if not the entire regular season, tickets for the Texas vs Ohio State game aren't exactly cheap. That said, you can still find some solid deals from ticket resellers the day before the game. At the time of writing, the cheapest tickets found are a pair in row 49 of Upper Level 103 for $443 each at Vivid Seats. For just $5 more per ticket, fans can grab seats from SeatGeek in Section 116, row 10, with the platform listing them as a perfect 10/10 ticket deal.
For those wanting to sit a little closer to the action, StubHub has two tickets in Section 31, row 52, for $791 each, offering much better views of the game. For Texas fans wanting to be as close to the action as possible, however, a pair of tickets at SeatGeek stand out. These seats are $2,412 each, but they'll put the buyer in the front row right behind the Texas sideline at the 50-yard line. For a game this big, these are once-in-a-lifetime seats for Longhorns fans.
The game will be broadcast on ABC, with streaming available through Sling TV. Prices are accurate at the time of publication and subject to change.
The matchup carries serious early-season weight. Ohio State arrives as the defending national champion, a program that has reloaded rather than rebuilt after winning it all last season. Texas, meanwhile, has been building toward exactly this kind of moment. With Manning under center, the Longhorns have the kind of quarterback play that can carry a team deep into the postseason. A home win against the No. 1 team in the country would immediately reshape the conversation around this Texas squad.
For neutral fans, this is the kind of game that delivers on every level. Two of the most storied programs in college football, a packed stadium in one of the sport's great environments, and stakes that feel far bigger than a Week 2 contest. The winner gets an early-season resume boost that could matter when the College Football Playoff committee meets in December. The loser faces questions, even if the season is still young.
Ticket availability this close to kickoff is something of a surprise given the magnitude of the game. Austin has been buzzing all week, and hotels near the stadium have been booked out for months. Yet the resale market still has options at multiple price points, from the $443 upper-level seats to the $2,412 front-row spots behind the Texas bench. That range suggests demand is high but not overwhelming, and buyers willing to wait until the last minute can still find value.
The atmosphere at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night should be electric regardless of where fans end up sitting. Night games in Austin carry a reputation of their own, and this one has everything a college football fan could want. The No. 1 team in the country, a top-five home squad, and a quarterback with one of the most famous last names in the sport. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CDT, with ABC carrying the broadcast.
According to Yahoo Sports.