Longhorns Daily News: Here’s what Texas football needs to happen during bye week

Plus: Texas volleyball returns to SEC play tonight

In the new era of a division-less Southeastern Conference, tie-breakers are the name of the game. And for the Texas Longhorns to qualify for the SEC Championship later this year, each week needs to play out in the Longhorns favor. Take the upcoming bye week, for example.

As noted by Sports Illustrated, it’d be helpful if Arkansas beats Ole Miss. And while a miracle might be required for the Gators to pull such a stunt in the annual rivalry, it’d be very, very extra nice if Florida can beat Georgia, who’s currently Texas’ only conference loss in 2024.

Undoubtedly, an undefeated in SEC play Texas A&M needs to go down at the hands of South Carolina, and Kentucky needs to take care of business versus Tennessee as well.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: What Texas football must do to win the remaining games on its schedule

Austin American-Statesman: Texas football: What should Longhorns be frightened of down the stretch?

247Sports: Grant Nelson, Hunter Sallis, Walter Clayton Jr. headline top candidates for patented Year 2 transfer jump

247Sports: Four Downs: Quinn Ewers stands tall, a special season of hoops on the Forty Acres and more

Inside Texas: Make no mistake: The 2024 Texas Longhorns are a defensive team

Inside Texas: Spotlight on safety Jelani McDonald

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Jordan Lee headlines elite Texas women’s basketball signing class

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: Locked in with Texas, top 50 WR Jaime Ffrench receives Navy All-American Bowl jersey

247Sports: Where Texas football commits are playing this week

Inside Texas: Quick-hitters from the 2025, 2026 Texas targets in Georgia

SEC SHOWDOWN

Associated Press: Rodney Terry leads reshaped Texas Longhorns roster into first SEC season

Austin American-Statesman: What did Texas volleyball learn from the A&M loss? Plenty, Horns say

247Sports: Will No. 6 Texas football team get WR Isaiah Bond, safety Andrew Mukuba back from injury for Florida game?

247Sports: College football’s best under-the-radar players more than halfway through 2024 season

Inside Texas: When looking at SEC tiebreakers, the Texas Longhorns need some outside help to make it to Atlanta

Good Bull Hunting: Useless Breakdown: Texas A&M at South Carolina

Rock M Nation: The biggest storylines heading into the 2024-25 Mizzou men’s basketball season

Rocky Top Talk: ESPN places Tennessee on College Football Playoff bubble

Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama takes down Memphis 96-88 in charity exhibition

Dawg Sports: ‘Dawg Debates: Where should we go from here?

A Sea Of Blue: The top basketball recruits with offers from Kentucky and the latest predictions on where they’ll land

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SB Nation: Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever

SB Nation: Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors will never stop until he actually leaves the Bucks

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Texas volleyball takes on Missouri tonight at 8pm Central.