Plus: When rivals figure out how to make money together
By most estimates, the Texas Longhorns are so far expected to finish the 2024 college football regular season as the top overall seed for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. That includes Yahoo Sports, which recently predicted Texas will not only land the No. 1 seed, but eventually meet in the quarterfinals versus familiar league foe Alabama.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs. Oklahoma: Sarkisian’s ability to react could decide game
Austin American-Statesman: Texas pass defense ready to make amends for 2023 showing against OU
247Sports: Sarkisian’s Ewers-led Texas offense to battle Stutsman, Venables’ OU defense in ultimate Red River showdown
247Sports: Texas Football Notebook: Lesson learned from 2023 loss to OU, playing smart football and more
Inside Texas: ITYT: Been there, done that, Brian Robison and Drew Kelson discuss playing in the RRS
Inside Texas: Secondary talent and experience can help Texas overcome the ghosts of 2023
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Grading the Texas defense position by position through five games
Game time, TV set for Texas vs. Georgia
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Which Power Four programs have done the best job recruiting Texas in 2025?
247Sports: Following the Future: How Texas commits performed last weekend
247Sports: Where Texas football targets are trending ahead of home stretch of 2025 recruiting cycle
SEC SHOWDOWN
Dallas Morning News: 10 things to know about Steve Sarkisian with Texas making noise in the SEC
Dallas Morning News: 10 Dallas-area football products to watch in 2024 Texas-Oklahoma Red River Rivalry game
247Sports: Four Downs: Texas’ road to an SEC crown, sticking with Jaydon Blue, Jake Majors and more
247Sports: Take 2, Red River Rivalry Edition: Biggest concern for Texas against OU, SEC teams in the CFP and more
Good Bull Hunting: Fast-rising OL Nelson McGuire commits to Texas A&M
Rock M Nation: Mizzou football presser notes: UMass
Rocky Top Talk: Checker Neyland returns this weekend for Tennessee-Florida
A Sea Of Blue: The latest on Chip Trayanum
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Kamala Harris is a ‘huge’ F1 fan
SB Nation: New Fever GM excited to build around Caitlin Clark in ‘seminal moment’ for WNBA
SB Nation: The New York Jets look all kinds of bad right now, and Aaron Rodgers’ play is the main problem
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- When rivals figure out how to make money together.
Texas & Oklahoma quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Michael Hawkins star in Dr. Pepper commercial ahead of Saturday’s Red River Rivalry
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— On3 (@On3sports) October 8, 2024