The No. 4 Texas Longhorns can win 12 games and make the College Football Playoff. The season could also unravel on the way to three or more losses. The latter is far more unlikely.
For now, Texas has the most accomplished resume in college football. And while resume isn’t everything, the Longhorns have the eye test to go with it.
Texas dismantled then-No. 3 Alabama in dominant fashion. It sent a message to the college football world that Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers and company are not to be messed with on the gridiron.
Georgia, Michigan, USC and Ohio State don’t boast the start Texas has so far. We still view all four as viable playoff favorites. Florida State’s resume building 21-point win over LSU comes at the Tigers’ playoff expense.
Let’s rank our top contenders for the playoff heading into Saturday’s games.