This isn’t just a team that can do one or two things well. There’s real credence to the idea that it has as good a chance as anyone.

The Nittany Lions have a long, storied history in bowl games dating to 1923. Here's a look at Penn State's bowl history.

Penn State never really felt like it could lose against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, but the game was in fact within three points midway through the third quarter. Then Tyler Warren and Nicholas Singleton happened,

Texas' best win this year is against Clemson in the first-round of the playoff. They haven't played a team as good as Ohio State, and they certainly haven't beaten anyone as good as Ohio State. This is going to be an incredibly challenging test for the Longhorns and they will have to play mistake-free football to get a win.

Now, Ryan Day and the Bucks prepare for Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Another tough task as Ohio State must play the Longhorns in their own backyard with Dallas being just a short three-hour drive from Austin.