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Texas Longhorns

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Preseason
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 job

Texas is off. Use the short list below as the scoreboard-watching plan.

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Texas wants
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Priority 1
Alabama
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Mississippi State
Root for Mississippi State3.1-point title-game boost

SEC race: Alabama losing helps your spot in the standings; Mississippi State visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

26% if Mississippi State wins23% with the other result3.1-point differenceTexas SEC title-game chance
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Priority 2
Penn State
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Root for
Northwestern
Root for Northwestern1.3-point playoff boost

Northwestern winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

43% if Northwestern wins42% with the other result1.3-point differenceTexas playoff chance
53 more games that don't move your needle
Michigan at Minnesota
Arkansas at Texas A&M
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Florida at Missouri
Kentucky at South Carolina
Auburn at Tennessee
Middle Tennessee at Kansas
Baylor at Arizona State
BYU at TCU
UCF at Houston
Cincinnati at Arizona
Texas Tech at Colorado
West Virginia at Iowa State
Boston College at SMU
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State
Miami at Clemson
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Stanford at Wake Forest
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Virginia at Florida State
Purdue at Illinois
Ohio State at Iowa
Maryland at Nebraska
Indiana at Rutgers
Washington at USC
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Memphis at Charlotte
UTSA at Rice
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Temple at South Florida
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Akron at Central Michigan
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts
Ohio at Kent State
Bowling Green at Miami (OH)
Army at Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State at Louisiana
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Old Dominion at Georgia State
Marshall at James Madison
UL Monroe at South Alabama
Your rooting list:Texas is off, then Mississippi State, Northwestern.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.