Earlier in the week, it was reported by Front Office Sports that FOX Sports had given the go-ahead to Ohio State to try and move the game from Saturday to Sunday — in what likely would’ve been a 30-hour move. The Longhorns, Del Conte confirmed, denied that.

Texas blocked Ohio State from moving its marquee season opener against the Longhorns to Sunday night, but not because of the kickoff time, athletics director Chis Del Conte said Wednesday. Ohio State proposed moving the season opener scheduled for Noon ET on Saturday,

According to reports, Texas would not agree to move its game against Ohio State to Sunday night to make it a prime time game.