Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) will face off against the No. 9 Missouri Tigers (10-2) in the 2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl. This will be the Tigers’ first New Year’s Six bowl game in a decade and the first time these two programmes have met since 1998.

Backup quarterback Devin Brown will be leading the Buckeyes team due to Kyle McCord’s departure. McCord entered the transfer portal after the regular season ended and has since committed to Syracuse. Brown will have the support of wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. in the Cotton Bowl, who had an impressive 2023 season, recording 67 receptions for 1,211 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Harrison Jr. became the first wide receiver in the history of the school to achieve 1,000 consecutive yards in two seasons.