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ESPN recently released its latest College Football Playoff projections.

The Texas Longhorns landed at No. 5, behind presumed Southeastern Conference champion Alabama, who was projected to finish with the CFP’s No. 1 seed overall.

Texas is projected to meet No. 12 seed Boise State.

From ESPN: “Boise State would earn this spot as the committee’s fifth-highest ranked conference champion, and it would be the No. 12 seed at the expense of Ole Miss, which is No. 12 in the projected ranking by the committee. The five highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed a spot in the playoff, and in this case, the fifth conference champion, Boise State, is ranked outside of the committee’s projected top 12. As for Texas, the Longhorns would be the SEC runner-up, but even as the No. 2-ranked team in the country, Texas couldn’t be seeded any higher than No. 5 because the top four seeds are reserved for conference champions.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Sarkisian is giving Texas football players bye week homework

Austin American-Statesman: What will bye week look like for Steve Sarkisian, Texas football team?

Austin American-Statesman: Quinn Ewers injury: Inside Texas’ plan to ensure QB isn’t rusty upon return

247Sports: Texas Football Notebook: Ripping Arch Manning, what to address during the bye week, Quinn Ewers’ and more

247Sports: Take Two: Quinn Ewers’ return, Colin Simmons’ play, sports heartbreak, what athlete you’d pay to see and more

Inside Texas: Checking in on the Texas Longhorns’ advanced stats after five games

Inside Texas: Who can still redshirt? Who saw their redshirt burnt against Mississippi State?

Inside Texas: The primary Texas pass catchers through five games

Inside Texas: Where Texas excels and struggles in certain conventional stats

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Steve Sarkisian says Texas is comparatively healthy heading into bye week

Crunch Time: Breaking down Texas’ third-down and red-zone performance vs. Mississippi State

Reacts Survey: Who is your SEC favorite heading into the bye week?

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

Austin American-Statesman: 5 recruits Texas coach Steve Sarkisian may visit on bye week

247Sports: Three schools are prioritizing four-star wing Bo Ogden

247Sports: The Stampede: The 10 most important in-state prospects in 2026

247Sports: Inside Michael Terry III’s new Crystal Ball prediction as football world awaits five-star recruit’s commitment

247Sports: Several visits on tap for Top247 2026 WR Kaydon Finley

Inside Texas: Texas gets its first opportunity of the 2024 season to hit the road recruiting

SEC SHOWDOWN

247Sports: SEC pretenders and contenders: Truths about Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, others

Inside Texas: How Oklahoma’s ‘Sooner Magic’ is winning games

Inside Texas: Texas a two TD favorite over OU? That’s something that hasn’t happened in almost two decades

Good Bull Hunting: Texas A&M moves up in Coaches Poll, drops in AP Top 25

Rock M Nation: Three-star ATH/TE Dakotah Terrell commits to Mizzou football

And The Valley Shook: Tigers move up to No. 13 in AP Poll

Rocky Top Talk: Bowl and College Football Playoff projections: Where Tennessee stands entering October

A Sea Of Blue: 10 new bowl projections for Kentucky following upset win at Ole Miss

WHAT WE’RE READING

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