Texas vs. Texas A&M: Would the Longhorns be eliminated from the College Football Playoffs with a loss to the rival Aggies?
Here in the final week of the regular season, No. 3 Texas has put itself in position to reach the SEC championship game. That’s the only thing that matters in coach Steve Sarkisian’s world at the moment. But what if Texas stumbles Saturday against No. 20 Texas A&M. Would the Longhorns still be in the […]
Here in the final week of the regular season, No. 3 Texas has put itself in position to reach the SEC championship game. That’s the only thing that matters in coach Steve Sarkisian’s world at the moment.
But what if Texas stumbles Saturday against No. 20 Texas A&M. Would the Longhorns still be in the College Football Playoff as a 10-2 team?
“I don’t know,” Sarkisian said Monday. “I’m better off asking you guys on what stuff looks like.”
The question boils down to how far the Longhorns would fall in the updated standings. It’s hard to see them falling from No. 3 all the way down to No. 13 or below.
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The best scenario, from a CFP perspective, is for Texas to win Saturday and advance to Atlanta to face Georgia. At that point, the Longhorns are likely locked into a CFP spot.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would go apoptotic if the SEC runner-up is knocked out of the CFP despite participating in the league’s championship game. It’s Lane Kiffin’s worst nightmare come to life.
Some are projecting that Georgia would beat Texas in the SEC title game. Most analysts predicting that are pegging Texas in the No. 8 CFP spot hosting the No. 9 team at Royal-Memorial Stadium in a quarterfinal game.
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A Texas win over A&M and a win in the SEC championship game means the Horns would have a guaranteed first-round bye. Sarkisian’s team would probably still be seeded second overall behind the Big Ten champions, assuming No. 1 Oregon keeps winning as many expect.
Sarkisian said he went home last Saturday night and watched every game he could. As a California native, he stayed up late to watch the end of the USC-UCLA rivalry game.
“Everybody’s talking. But I don’t really know what the committee thinks and or needs to do,” Sarkisian said. “What I do know is our first goal, and goal in mind is trying to go win an SEC championship. To do that, we have to try to win Saturday.
“And then when that dust settles, then I think we'll figure out the CFP and what that looks like.”
