When the NCAA announced it was expanding the College Football Playoff, the purists out there shared a collective groan. It will diminish the regular season, they said. It will hurt the bowl system, they said.

See the full bracket, top 25 and where Texas teams stand in the College Football Playoff rankings compared to the AP Top 25.

The Texas Longhorns have yet to secure a statement win in 2024, but Douglas Farmer believes that added motivation will propel them to cover the double-digit spread against Arkansas on Saturday.

Following a weekend of upsets, the Texas Longhorns have risen in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The CFP committee released its second s

We want the weekly Playoff rankings. We want to complain about them. In fact, we like these rankings so much, how about we rank them?

A&M checked in at No. 15 in the second rankings released on Tuesday night concerning the 12-team CFP, down one spot from a week prior. The Aggies (7-2, 5-1 SEC) host New Mexico State (2-7, 1-5 C-USA) on Saturday night in a nonconference contest before closing league play Nov. 23 at Auburn and Nov. 30 at Kyle Field against No. 3 Texas.

The Longhorns (9-1) would receive a first-round bye if the College Football Playoff began today. Some thanks are due to Georgia — the team responsible for Texas’ lone loss — for the placement.

On the topic of the expanded College Football Playoff, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian gave his thoughts on the matter.

No matter how this season finishes out, count Texas coach Steve Sarkisian a huge fan of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff format. “I love it. I’ll be honest with you. I love it,” he said Thursday.