Texas' Arch Manning, coach make case for Longhorns to get into College Football Playoff after upset victory

Texas Longhorns shot manager Steve Sarkisian made the lawsuit for his squad to get into the College Football Playoff aft Arch Manning led an upset triumph implicit Texas A&M.

Manning was 14-of-29 with 179 passing yards and a touchdown pass. He recovered Ryan Wingo for a 29-yard people to enactment the Longhorns up 3 points successful the 3rd quarter. Then, up 3 points successful the 4th quarter, Manning scampered for a 35-yard touchdown tally to springiness Texas a 10-point lead.

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Texas backmost Arch Manning (16) celebrated a touchdown against Texas A&M during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

No. 16 Texas won the game, 27-17, and ruined No. 3 Texas A&M’s hopes of making the SEC Championship.

"We’re perfectly a playoff team, and worthy of an accidental to play for a nationalist championship."

If the Longhorns made the Playoff, they would beryllium the archetypal three-loss squad to bash so. They person a atrocious nonaccomplishment to Florida connected their resume, which would apt clasp them backmost from getting into the last 12. Their different losses were against No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Georgia.

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From near to right, Texas caput manager Steve Sarkisian, violative lineman Trevor Goosby and violative lineman Brandon Baker observe aft a triumph implicit Texas A&M successful an NCAA assemblage shot crippled Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Sarkisian said the Longhorns should beryllium rewarded, not punished, for scheduling an out-of-conference matchup with the defending nationalist champions to commencement the season.

"If we're a 10-2 squad close now, this isn't a discussion," Sarkisian said.

Manning echoed Sarkisian’s sentiments.

"If you fto america in, we tin bushed anyone," Manning said. "If you don't deliberation we're 1 of the champion 12 teams successful the country, I don't cognize what to archer you."

Texas backmost Arch Manning, center, calls implicit the enactment during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled  against Texas A&M, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

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More chaos astir assemblage shot would astir apt person to hap for Texas to get into the field. They were ranked 4 spots down the Miami Hurricanes successful the latest College Football Playoff rankings earlier this week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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