College
The Case for Texas: How the Longhorns Could Crash the Playoff With Three Losses
The numbers, the schedule, and the politics all point to one truth: a 9–3 Texas could still make the CFP. Love it or hate it, the Longhorns’ playoff path is clearer than most think.
The Texas Longhorns fell out of the rankings quicker than any other preseason No. 1-ranked team following a 2-3 start that culminated in a road loss to Florida on Oct. 5. What started as a season with national championship aspirations, quickly spiraled into a crisis of faith on the Forty Acres.
Was Arch Manning even good? Did the Texas staff whiff that badly on evaluations along the offensive line and at the skill positions? Would the program be better off if head coach Steve Sarkisian didn’t call plays? The Horns walked into the Red River Rivalry reeling and left with a corn dog and a smile.
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