Texas and Ohio State are on a collision course again, and one Buckeyes defender has already made it clear where his eyes went first when the schedule dropped.
For Ohio State cornerback Devin Sanchez, the game that jumped off the page was simple: Cam Coleman and Texas in Week 2. The Buckeyes and Longhorns meet in Austin on Sept. 12 in the second game of the 2026 season, marking the third straight year the programs will face each other.
Texas is trying to erase the sting of back-to-back losses to Ohio State, first in the 2024 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl and then again in last season’s opener in Columbus. That backdrop is why the Longhorns went shopping in the transfer portal this offseason, with Coleman standing out as the biggest addition.
Sanchez knows exactly what that means.
"My first thought when I saw the schedule was Cam Coleman Week 2, Charlie Becker with Indiana, and then obviously, my boy Dakorien Moore at Oregon and Evan Stewart," Sanchez said, per Stephen Means of Cleveland.com.
The matchup also carries a homecoming feel for Sanchez, a Houston native heading back to Texas for one of the biggest games on the Buckeyes’ slate. He was already going to have plenty of motivation. Now he gets a chance to line up against one of the most talked-about receivers in the country.
Sanchez came to Ohio State as a five-star cornerback and a Top-10 player in the 2025 class, and he flashed enough as a freshman to hint at what’s coming next. He played in 13 games with one start, finished with 15 total tackles, 12 of them solo, added a fumble recovery and broke up two passes. He also recorded one tackle in the win over Texas.
The numbers are solid, if not flashy. The bigger point is this: Sanchez may be the best corner Coleman sees all season.
If Coleman gets the better of him, that says a lot about what the rest of 2026 could look like.
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