Following some pricy tickets to see the Longhorns face Clemson in Texas’ home stadium, things are much cheaper this time around at a neutral site that is fairly far from both campuses. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is 1,841 miles from Arizona State’s Tempe campus and is 928 miles from Texas’ campus.

Arizona State earned a first-round bye in the playoff after winning the Big 12 championship. That is the same Big 12 title that Texas won last year.

The Texas Longhorns and the Arizona State Sun Devils have only faced each other once in program history. In 2007, the Longhorns traveled to Arizona to defeat the hosts 52-34. Since then, the two programs haven't met.