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Texas Longhorns

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Preseason
WEEK 8 ยท 2026
The Week 8 job

Beat Ole Miss and keep Texas's season in its own hands.

Your game

Ole Miss at Texas
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SAT OCT 24
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playoff chanceNow42%Win54%Loss29%
Ole Miss
Ole Miss 47%Texas 53%
Texas

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Texas wants
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Oklahoma
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Mississippi State
Root for Mississippi State1.4-point playoff boost

Mississippi State visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

43% if Mississippi State wins42% with the other result1.4-point differenceTexas playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 24
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Priority 2
Tennessee
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South Carolina
Root for South Carolina1.4-point playoff boost

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

43% if South Carolina wins42% with the other result1.4-point differenceTexas playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 24
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Priority 3
Vanderbilt
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Root for
Kentucky
Root for Kentucky2.1-point title-game boost

SEC race: Vanderbilt losing helps your spot in the standings.

25% if Kentucky wins23% with the other result2.1-point differenceTexas SEC title-game chance
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Priority 4
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LSU
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Auburn
Root for LSU1.2-point playoff boost

LSU visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

43% if LSU wins42% with the other result1.2-point differenceTexas playoff chance
49 more games that don't move your needle
Middle Tennessee at Florida International ยท CBSSN
Missouri State at Delaware ยท ESPNU
South Alabama at Marshall ยท ESPN2
Liberty at Kennesaw State ยท CBSSN
New Mexico State at Sam Houston ยท ESPN2
East Carolina at Memphis ยท ESPN2
James Madison at App State ยท ESPNU
Duke at Virginia ยท ESPN
NC State at Stanford ยท ESPN
Army at Tulsa ยท ESPN2
Texas A&M at Alabama
Baylor at Kansas
BYU at UCF
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Houston at Utah
Iowa State at Arizona
Kansas State at Arizona State
Texas Tech at Cincinnati
West Virginia at TCU
California at SMU
Boston College at Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh at Miami
Syracuse at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at Clemson
Oregon at Illinois
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Minnesota
Rutgers at Northwestern
Michigan State at UCLA
USC at Wisconsin
San Diego State at Colorado State ยท The CW Network
Utah State at Texas State ยท CBSSN
Boise State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Massachusetts at UConn ยท CBSSN
Rice at Florida Atlantic
North Texas at Navy ยท CBSSN
UTSA at Tulane
Air Force at Wyoming ยท The CW Network
Hawai'i at Northern Illinois ยท MW+
San Josรฉ State at Nevada ยท MW+
Akron at Kent State
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Ohio
Western Michigan at Toledo
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan
Georgia State at Arkansas State
Louisiana at Southern Miss
Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech
UL Monroe at Troy
Your rooting list:Texas, then Mississippi State, South Carolina, Kentucky, LSU.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.