Longhorn Republic

The Texas Longhorns found themselves on the outside looking in at the CFP field, setting up a New Year’s Eve matchup against the Michigan Wolverines. We share our feelings on the committee’s decision and what we hope can change in the future to make things more transparent. We also dive in on the players leaving in the transfer portal and break down the recruiting class.

For the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns came out of the Black Friday matchup with a convincing win over their rival, the Texas A&M Aggies. Texas dominated the second half, taking advantage of the Aggies’ aggression on defense and turning it into their best running performance of the year. Defensively, Texas managed to bottle up one of the most explosive offenses in the country and turned over quarterback Marcel Reed on consecutive plays to seal the game.

The recently renewed rivalry game between Texas and Texas A&M always has big stakes, but this year’s edition is even bigger.For Texas, a win over the Aggies will give the CFP committee a lot to think about when it comes to decision time. For Texas A&M, cementing an undefeated regular season with a win over a hated rival would be the icing on the sweetest cake.

The first of two home rivalry matchups went the Texas Longhorns’ way, with Arch Manning turning in a career night against the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Longhorns’ best offensive performance of the year.Manning found his receivers early and often, needing to get the offense going in a hurry to counteract the defense’s continued struggles against the potent Arkansas offense.

The Texas Longhorns have two games left on the schedule, a pair of home rivalry games, kicked off with a tilt against the Arkansas Razorbacks.Arkansas comes to Austin with one of the most potent offenses in the country, but is shackled to one of the worst defenses. How will they stack up against a Texas team that still doesn’t know who they are week-to-week?