Manuel acknowledged Georgia’s beatdown of Texas — maybe the best road win by any school this season — but called the Longhorns “a very strong team” deserving of their top-three seed. He cited their top five defense and credited Quinn Ewers for leading “one of the top passing offenses in the country.”

The College Football Playoff committee released its weekly rankings for the third time this season Tuesday night, awarding a non-Power Four team a first round b

Texas holds steady at No. 3 in the third College Football Playoff rankings as a pivotal showdown at Texas A&M with huge ramifications looms in two weeks.