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Arch Arrives, Aggies Roll, and the G5 Sinks: Week 7 in Texas
Arch Manning leads the Texas Longhorns back into AP Top 25, SEC contention; TCU struggles with turnovers, rushing attack on road; Scotty Walden's offense struggles again in a UTEP loss.
Week 7 was the most interesting slate of college football results yet this season in the state of Texas. The 13 FBS programs in the Lone Star State were a combined 6-6 on the week with Baylor the lone squad idle. We imagine three teams – Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Texas – are ranked in the AP Top 25 when it is released later on Sunday. Eight of the 13 are above .500 and two more – Texas State and UTSA – are 3-3.
There is beginning to be a true separation between the Power Four and the Group of Five teams. All seven of our P4 teams enter Week 8 above .500 and they’re combined record this season is 33-9. The six G5 squads are a combined 1-9 since the start of Week 6 and are 15-22 on the season. UTEP and Sam Houston are a combined 1-11 and they face each other in Week 8.
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