Longhorns Daily News: Does Texas have a path to the College Football Playoff?

Had a few plays gone different early in the season, there’s a strong chance we’d be having conversations about the Texas Longhorns potentially making the College Football Playoff.

But despite Texas’ two losses so far this season, if they win out, is there a chance?

It’s a question recently raised by 247Sports.

247Sports’ thoughts: “Let’s says the Longhorns win out and finish 11-2 on the year. Alabama wins out and takes the SEC. You would have a situation in which one of the Longhorns’ two losses was by a single point to the eventual SEC champion and Texas would have as many as four victories over top-25 competition in its pocket. Still, it’s hard to envision a scenario in which Texas makes the final four. The current numbers suggest otherwise, however.”

Short answer: it’s not likely ... but we can dream.

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas expects Spencer Sanders to be a handful (if he plays)

Austin American-Statesman: Why Rori Harmon and Sonya Morris were handpicked to stand out at Texas

Dallas Morning News: Texas prediction: Can the Longhorns win a crucial road game?

Dallas Morning News: Texas suffering from ‘epidemic’ of playing down to its competition, Fox analyst says

247Sports: Horns247 staff predictions: Texas at Oklahoma State

247Sports: College Football Playoff scenarios: Sorting out every contender’s path to the final four

247Sports: The Insider: Inside the turnaround of the Texas defense

247Sports: With a good mix of veterans and freshmen, Texas optimistic entering Chris Beard’s second season

247Sports: The Brew: Texas beginning gauntlet of mobile QBs; Mike Gundy on former OSU commit Kelvin Banks; and more

Inside Texas: Updates on Agiye Hall, Jamier Johnson, Ryan Watts, and other news from Steve Sarkisian’s Thursday Zoom

Inside Texas: Steve Sarkisian added to two midseason coaching watch lists

Inside Texas: Three things to watch in Texas vs. Oklahoma State

Inside Texas: How Oklahoma State may look to attack Texas

Inside Texas: How far up Texas’ all-time rushing list can Bijan Robinson go?

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

No. 20 Texas vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State preview: Longhorns look for season-defining road victory

Texas Longhorns in the NFL: Seattle Seahawks DT Poona Ford went off against the Arizona Cardinals

Survey Results: Sorry Stillwater, Texas fans think Lubbock is the scariest road game

Longhorn Republic Podcast: Previewing Oklahoma State

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

Inside Texas: On3 four-star, Oklahoma commit Colton Vasek recaps his recruitment

Inside Texas: Texas hoops recruiting: Holland, Johnson and Stojakovic

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Frogs O’ War: TCU S Bud Clark steps up against Oklahoma State

The Smoking Musket: The History of the John Denver Bowl: West Virginia vs Texas Tech and ‘Country Roads’

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SB Nation: How NFL defenses are making life even harder for opposing quarterbacks

SB Nation: Why Urban Meyer should be the new prime minister of the United Kingdom

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Coach Sark’s getting some much deserved respect.

• Texas volleyball dropped one to the Iowa State Cyclones last night.