{
  "id": 18047935,
  "title": "Texas Longhorns ranked No. 7 in first College Football Playoff rankings reveal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/texas-longhorns-ranked-no-7-in-first-college-football-playoff",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T01:16:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-longhorns-ranked-no-7-011615331.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Texas Longhorns, under head coach Steve Sarkisian, have been ranked No. 7 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released by ESPN. This places them three spots above their previous Associated Press Poll ranking of No. 10. The Longhorns, currently at 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC, are one of three at-large teams in the initial College Football Playoff. They would host No. 10 Ole Miss in Austin for a potential first-round matchup on December 18 or 19. This ranking makes Texas the third at-large team in the playoff, with their only other appearances coming in 2023 and 2024. Texas is still a two-loss team, and their future in the playoffs depends on their upcoming games against Missouri and LSU. Texas has a strong resume, with a nine-game SEC schedule and a win against Ohio State, who was ranked No. 1 at the time. Their head coach, Steve Sarkisian, believes Texas could be the team to make history in the playoffs, despite the challenges of competing against stronger conference teams.",
  "summary": "The No. 7 Texas Longhorns still project to qualify for the College Football Playoff even with their pair of October conference losses to Oklahoma and Florida.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}