Texas' strong performance against Texas A&M has fans wondering if the Longhorns can still make the College Football Playoff.

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning found a hole, found space, found the end zone. And with the dagger touchdown, Texas found itself back in the College Football Playoff conversation, even if everyone outside the southeastern United States doesn’t want to hear it.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said his team deserves to be in the College Football Playoff after upsetting Texas A&M on Friday night.

After the Aggies suffered their first loss of the season to the Longhorns, it is a question of where they will be seeded in the College Football Playoff after b

The No. 16 Texas Longhorns (9-3) concluded the 2025 college football regular season with a significant victory over the No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies (11-1) at home on Friday. Texas won the game 27-17, overcoming a halftime deficit of 10-3.

Speaking of the Big Ten, reigning conference champion No. 6 Oregon will face Washington at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. Also in the same window, No. 14 Vanderbilt takes on in-state foe No. 19 Tennessee.

Sarkisian didn’t call out the Aggies by name, but he noted that some of the teams in front of the 16th-ranked Longhorns didn’t play a schedule as tough as Texas’, “and they’ve got a nice pretty record to show for it.”

Texas and Arch Manning handed the Texas A&M Aggies their first loss this year. Check out updates from the Lone Star State Showdown in Week 14:

The No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va.

Arguments surrounding No. 16 Texas’ case to make the College Football Playoff were sparked after its win over No. 3 Texas A&M.