Ohio State is about to find out just how dangerous this Texas offense can be.
The Buckeyes have already handled Ball State and will get Kent State next week, but the trip to Austin is the one that matters. Texas is the biggest test Ohio State will see for the next month, and this game has the feel of one of the marquee matchups of the college football season. It may not be a playoff preview, but both teams are loaded.
Most of the attention naturally lands on Arch Manning, and for good reason. But Texas has plenty more weapons that can tilt this game, and three names stand out on offense: Ryan Wingo, Cam Coleman and Trevor Goosby.
Wingo is the first receiver people usually mention when talking about this Longhorns passing game. He already gave everyone a reminder in Week 1 that he’s ready for a huge 2026 season, piling up 121 yards on seven catches and scoring once.
Coming off his best college season, when he finished with just over 800 yards as a sophomore, Wingo brings speed, versatility and real matchup trouble. He can work inside or outside, which makes him even harder to track.
Then there’s Cam Coleman, the most intriguing player on the Texas roster. At 6-foot-3 and 204 pounds, he brings the kind of frame that jumps off the screen.
The source material compares him to Jeremiah Smith in terms of body type, and even if the skill level isn’t being equated, Coleman is described as the closest thing Smith has to a peer in college football. He has a huge catch radius and can threaten defenses at every level of the field.
If Ohio State wants a shot at slowing this offense down, Coleman has to be contained.
Up front, Trevor Goosby is the other name to know. His fall camp knee injury briefly had Texas fans on edge, but it turned out to be a bone bruise, and he was listed week-to-week before returning ahead of the Texas State game.
He is expected to be a full go against Ohio State. At 6-foot-7 and 325 pounds, Goosby is a massive presence at left tackle, and he gives Texas one of its elite bookend linemen.
If the Buckeyes want pressure on Manning, they’ll have to be creative to get it.
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