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If Texas is going to make a compelling argument for why it should be the first-ever three-loss team to reach the College Football Playoff, the Longhorns better close the season with a pair of wildly authoritative victories over Arkansas and Texas A&M and then pray that everyone forgets what happened in Week 12.
Oklahoma owns four Top 25 victories and its only losses are to Ole Miss, a playoff team, and the Texas Longhorns, a top-20 team. Alabama has a clear path to 10-2 as well with its only tough test coming in the Iron Bowl against the Auburn Tigers.
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No. 3 Texas A&M (9-0, 6-0 SEC) will take on South Carolina (3-6, 1-6 SEC) on Saturday afternoon as the Aggies return to Kyle Field for the first time in more than a month. In their last home game, the Aggies defeated Florida 34-17 on Oct.
Their 35-10 Week 12 loss against Georgia provided irrefutable proof that Texas isn't anywhere close to being a premier program in the SEC. The Longhorns look woefully outmatched against most teams with a similar talent level, and they're much closer to middling than they are to elite.
The Georgia Bulldogs are back at home to face the Texas Longhorns in a Week 12 college football game. Follow for live updates.
For the first time ever, the No. 10 Texas Longhorns are in Athens to face the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs between the hedges at Sanford Stadium on Saturday. It’s the third matchup between Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart in the last year,