Despite starting off the 2025 season with lofty expectations, ESPN is projecting Texas to officially miss the college football playoffs.
The Longhorns were able to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats in overtime by a score of 16 to 13 this weekend, and even though it was a win, it felt like a loss by Texas.
No team should have to go into overtime against a program like Kentucky, and most of the national media recognizes that as well. Arch Manning has to play much, much better over the second half of the season if the Longhorns want to even play in a higher-end bowl game.