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It’s been quite a roller coaster for Texas in terms of the USA TODAY Sports college football rankings each week.
Texas remained at No. 28 overall in USA TODAY Sports latest college football Re-Rank this week. Continue reading “Oklahoma State jumps Texas in latest USA TODAY Sports college football Re-Rank”
After a heartbreaking loss to Iowa State, Texas significantly drops in USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank this week.
It’s been quite the roller coaster season for the Texas football program. Continue reading “Texas drops nine spots in USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank of college football teams”
In the USA TODAY Sports re-rank, Texas remained in the No. 24 spot. Northwestern was the only team to make a significant jump over UT.
Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns are enjoying their best stretch of the season, winning their past three games. Victories against Baylor, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia have kept the Longhorns in the Big 12 championship discussion.
In the USA TODAY Sports re-rank, Texas remained in the No. 24 spot in the country. Northwestern was the only team to make a significant jump over the Longhorns in the top 25, moving up to No. 18 after beginning their season 4-0.
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Oklahoma State remains the top team in the Big 12 at No. 15. The Cowboys have their biggest game of the season on Saturday night. The annual Bedlam matchup with Oklahoma will give the winner one foot in the Big 12 championship game.
Here is where every other Big 12 team is ranked:
With the bye week in the past and the focus turning to Kansas, Texas is entering a crucial stretch in their season. If the Longhorns can win out and have a little bit of luck in the tiebreaking categories, Herman could be trending towards his second conference championship appearance.
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The Texas Longhorns are coming off their third-consecutive win on Saturday. Following the 17-13 victory, they are climbing in the rankings.
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Paul Myerberg is back with his weekly re-rank of all 127 FBS teams. His new No. 1 team is the Alabama Crimson Tide followed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their win over Clemson.
The Texas Longhorns climbed up six spots after defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday 17-13. The Mountaineers only dropped one spot to No. 42 with the loss. The Longhorns were No. 30 but are now No. 24. The Longhorns jumped over the Auburn Tigers, Washington Huskies and Utah Utes to get back inside the top 25.
The full breakdown of the Big 12 teams in the standings.
| Team | Ranking | Wins | Losses |
| Oklahoma State | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Iowa State | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| Texas | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| Kansas State | 34 | 4 | 3 |
| West Virginia | 42 | 4 | 3 |
| Texas Christian | 48 | 3 | 3 |
| Texas Tech | 82 | 2 | 5 |
| Baylor | 92 | 1 | 4 |
| Kansas | 125 | 0 | 7 |
The biggest winner in the re-rank were the Texas Longhorns who jumped up the six spots, Texas Christian also jumped six spots after beating Texas Tech in Fort Worth on Saturday. The Horned Frogs won after the Red Raiders head coach decided to kick a field goal on second down and four. The kick went wide left and three plays later Max Duggan ran it 81 yards to seal the victory. The Red Raiders dropped 12 spots as the biggest loser in the new rankings.
The Longhorns will now focus on playing the No. 125 ranked Kansas Jayhawks when they come off the bye. The Jayhawks haven’t won a single game since they beat Texas Tech on Oct. 26 of last season. They played the Longhorns close last year in Austin with their highest-scoring outburst. Their 48 points tied their season high against Boston College.
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With the major win over OSU, Texas jumped five spots to No. 30 in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank. Oklahoma State dropped nine spots to No. 15.
Tom Herman more or less kept his job for the rest of the season when the Longhorns went up to Stillwater and beat No. 6 Oklahoma State. Heroic play from senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger saved Texas in the final drive of regulation and in overtime.
With the major win, the Longhorns jumped five spots to No. 30 in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank. Oklahoma State dropped nine spots but remains the highest-ranked team in the Big 12 at No. 15.
Here is how the rest of the conference looks:
Only one team jumped Texas in the re-rank in the Auburn Tigers. Gus Malzhan’s squad had a solid victory in the Plains against LSU on Saturday, winning 48-11.
Currently sitting with a 4-2 record and shooting up 10 spots, having Auburn as a near top 25 team is suspect. They do not have a victory against a team currently ranked inside the top 40 of the re-rank.
Even then, do not let their four victories against average teams fool you. The Tigers could easily be well below .500 after the SEC admitted Auburn had crucial calls in both the Arkansas and Ole Miss matchups go their way.
You can watch the two plays in question here:
Arkansas (+430 ML) bettors look away 😡
Bo Nix botches spike attempt. Not ruled a fumble. Auburn makes game-winning FG pic.twitter.com/Xp8ckuoNF5
— br_betting (@br_betting) October 10, 2020
The Shaun Shivers touchback play on the Ole Miss kickoff. pic.twitter.com/muOAaN10qW
— Auburn Tigers | AL.com (@aldotcomTigers) October 24, 2020
It is safe to say Auburn has had a fairly lucky season. Maybe some things do not change in 2020.
Putting Auburn and Texas on a neutral site bowl game to end the season would favor the Longhorns. Poor offensive line play for the Tigers would struggle against Joseph Ossai and company, while a plethora of receivers could have a big day against a young Auburn secondary.
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Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Oklahoma State each took a step forward in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank this week.
In USA TODAY Sports re-rank of the top college football teams, Paul Myerburg lists Texas at No. 35 overall. Continue reading “Texas Football: Longhorns climb eight spots in USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank”
