Over the past month or so, a couple of SEC programs have cancelled some of their high-level non-conference games due to the SEC moving from an 8 to a 9-game conference schedule.
Unlike those teams, Texas isn't afraid of competition, and Steve Sarkisian confirmed it multiple times early on in the year. Both he and AD Chris Del Conte have confirmed on at least two different occasions that the Longhorns won't be opting out of their matchups against teams like Ohio State just because they have to play one more SEC game in 2026.