The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game.

The weather expected Thursday morning is forcing some fans to hit the roads or skies a little earlier than planned.

Oddsmakers may have Texas as nearly a one-touchdown underdog going into its Cotton Bowl matchup against Ohio State on Friday, but the Longhorns were feeling at home when they arrived