The 2024 college football season will be special for many reasons, but none more so than the introduction of the 12-team Playoff.
Despite missing out on the four-team Playoff for the first nine seasons, the Texas Longhorns were finally able to qualify in 2023 after winning 12 games and a Big 12 title. The Southeastern Conference is going to be a gauntlet with four teams projected to be ranked in the top six to start the season. However, with one of the best rosters in the sport led by Heisman hopeful Quinn Ewers, the Longhorns are still one of the hottest picks to be a Playoff contender this year.
JD Pickell of On3 Sports projects Texas to be the No. 8-seed in the first 12 team Playoff field and one of five SEC members. The best part of expanding from four to 12 teams is that first-round playoff games will take place at the higher seeds’ home stadium so the No. 9-seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish would have to travel to Austin to take on Texas at Darrell K Royal Stadium.
After knocking off Notre Dame in the first-round, Pickell predicts Texas to fall to the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals. He projects the Bulldogs to eventually go on and win the whole thing.
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