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Laura Rutledge Turns Heads With Outfit At The Cotton Bowl

ESPN college football reporter Laura Rutledge is trending ahead of kickoff at the Cotton Bowl on Friday evening.

Ohio State, the No. 8 seed, is taking on No. 5 seed Texas. The Buckeyes and the Longhorns are playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The winner will be taking on Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, January 20.

ESPN college football announcers Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are on the call in the booth. Rutledge and Holly Rowe are covering the game on the sideline. Rutledge is covering Texas, while Rowe is covering Ohio State.

Rutledge, who also hosts NFL Live for ESPN, is turning heads with her outfit on Friday evening.

Laura Rutledge in Arlington.

ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 10: ESPN reporter Laura Rutledge on the field before the Ohio State Buckeyes versus Texas Longhorns College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic on January 10, 2025, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

College football fans are loving Rutledge's outfit on ESPN on Friday evening.

"Texas has Laura Rutledge on their sideline??? Game over for OSU," one fan joked.

"ESPN assigning Laura Rutledge to the Texas sideline is already a win," one fan added.

"I was all over OSU until I saw Texas has Laura Rutledge on their side. Could be the difference," one fan added.

"I’ll take that Laura Rutledge," one fan added.

Rutledge is fresh off her coverage of the Sugar Bowl. She was in New Orleans on New Year's Day, during the attack on Bourbon Street. Rutledge was praised for her extremely professional coverage of the attack and ensuing Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Hopefully, we get a good game between the Buckeyes and the Longhorns on Friday evening.

Ohio State and Texas are underway from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes or the Longhorns will be taking on Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national title game on Monday, January 20.

The game is airing on ESPN.

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