College football has been pure chaos during the 2026 season, with multiple ranked teams losing each week, and no clear indication as to who the best teams in the country actually are for the year.
The Texas Longhorns are one of the highest-ranked teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. The CFP committee revealed its first rankings of the 2026 season on Tuesday night, and the Longhorns, despite two losses, are in the Top 10 ahead of Saturday's matchup with Missouri.m Texas comes in at No.
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant has changed teams multiple times throughout his legendary NBA career, but has always remained loyal to his shoe sponsor and alma mater.
The Texas Longhorns are coming off back-to-back wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State. This week, Texas will play its second true road game of the season against the Missouri Tigers.
Emmett Mosley V has had up-and-down usage in the Texas Longhorns' offense during the 2026 season. Against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, during a 31-3 win in Week 9 at Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium, though, Mosley is making a case for more targets on offense.
It had been two weeks since the Texas Longhorns defense recorded a sack, finishing without one in their win over Ole Miss and making Colin Simmons's absence noticeable.
The Texas Longhorns are quietly building some midseason momentum after hitting a rough patch in the early part of October. The Longhorns have now won two straight games after taking down the Mississippi State Bulldogs 31-3 on Saturday.
The final push has arrived. The Texas Longhorns have four regular-season games left and are 6-2 with a 3-2 SEC record. The Longhorns have everything in front of them.
The Texas Longhorns' defense was dominant on Saturday night. They held Mississippi State's offense to 187 total yards. It was Texas' lowest opposing yardage total and the fifth time the Longhorns have allowed 100 or fewer rushing yards.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is quickly forgetting about quarterback Arch Manning's midseason struggles.
The Texas Longhorns are full steam ahead on the 2026 season, looking to find a way back into the College Football Playoffs after a rough first half of the season.
Texas volleyball had spent much of the season searching for a way to finish. Against Texas A&M on Sunday, Texas finally found it. After building an early lead, watching the Aggies claw back and navigating a third-set scare, the Longhorns settled back into their rhythm to secure a win over their in-state rival.
The Texas Longhorns took care of business on Saturday night with a 31-3 win over Mississippi State at home during ESPN's primetime window. However, there were a few things that Texas fans might have missed unless they were at the stadium watching the game in-person.
Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller shared an important injury update ahead of the team's season opener against Chicago State in Austin on Monday. While speaking with reporters, Miller said that Texas forward John Clark has been dealing with a broken bone in his hand that he suffered in practice a few weeks back.
The Texas Longhorns got hit with multiple injuries in Saturday's 31-3 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. For a Texas team that was already without star defensive end Colin Simmons and offensive tackle Trevor Goosby, this was the last thing the Longhorns needed as they look to make a final run at the College Football Playoff.
Texas crushed Mississippi State 31-3 on Halloween night, but the scoreboard didn’t tell the whole story. Five key Longhorns left injured, adding to Steve Sarkisian’s already depleted roster.
Texas Longhorns linebacker Rasheem Biles has proven to be one of the top defensive players in college football this season. Texas added multiple players out of the transfer portal this offseason, and Biles has been the best among the group.
Texas spent much of October watching its playoff hopes slip away. Now, the Longhorns are back in the top 10. For the second consecutive week, Texas emerged victorious while the rest of the college football world delivered another round of surprises, shaking up an already crowded playoff picture.
The Texas Longhorns have bounced back from an ugly two-game losing streak headed into the month of November. After taking down then-No. 7 Ole Miss last week, Texas took care of business in convincing fashion Saturday night against Mississippi State in a 31-3 win.
Each week, Yardbarker spotlights college football stars, some of whom will be playing on NFL Sundays. With that in mind, here are our Week 9 standouts.
If 2026 college football quarterbacks are stocks, Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning's has tumbled, while Oklahoma State Cowboys signal-caller Drew Mestemaker's has soared.
Nick Saban thinks Arch Manning may yet have success at Texas, but the quarterback may need a bit of motivation to do it.
The Texas Longhorns quarterback revealed Monday that he watched the 2004 comedy "Napoleon Dynamite" shortly after a gut-wrenching 27-24 loss to the Florida Gators in Week 7 to get in a "good mood."
ESPN’s college football analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, is defending his behavior in the broadcasting booth during Texas’s close win over Ole Miss on Saturday night.
Matthew McConaughey was left impressed by the Texas Longhorns’ display in their 34-27 win over the Ole Miss Rebels in Week 8 of the 2026 CFB season. McConaughey’s deep Texas roots have him locked into every game that the Longhorns play during the CFB season, and he watched a thrilling encounter at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 24.
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