Football NCAAF Preview Story Top Story Oct 26, 2026 10:05 pm No. 11 Texas chasing consistency as Mississippi State arrives
Texas is in the thick of the race for the CFP, but the Longhorns are living on the edge as they prepare to face Mississippi State on Saturday night in Austin, Texas. No. 11 Texas (5-2, 2-2 SEC) has played five teams in the current AP Top 25, winning three games with one-score outcomes. The Longhorns’ largest margin of victory came in a 34-27 home victory against then-No. 7 Ole Miss last Saturday, but they first squandered a 21-point halftime lead before recovering and narrowly avoiding overtime. “It’s a dangerous way to live,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “We’ve got to clean this stuff up. We’ve got to play better, and that’s the beauty of winning but not being perfect, is that I get to come in and coach these guys on ‘here’s where we can get even better.'” Quarterback Arch Manning turned the ball over three times against Ole Miss, but a team-wide problem was penalties. The…















































