Texas A&M suffered a season-altering loss to Texas for the second straight year, but can look to recent history as a blueprint for winning a CFP national title.

Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Texas Tech are all playing for a chance to win a College Football Playoff championship.

JT Geraci, a New Jersey native, made his commitment to the Longhorns after they beat out Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt for one of the country's most versatile players. Geraci is the third member of the cycle and the first tight end for head coach Steve Sarkisian in the class.

The Longhorns' schedule includes an early battle at home against Ohio State and a slate of in-state opponents, including Texas State, UTSA and Texas A&M.

Manning's final performance entering the bowl game was the clutch effort against Texas A&M, his third win against a top-10 opponent. Texas scored 17 consecutive second-half points to snatch the lead from the Aggies after trailing 10-3 at intermission, which included several big-time throws from Manning.

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns are shaking up their staff in the Lone Star State with the addition of prominent coach Will Muschamp, the university rev

With Guilbeau opting out, the Texas secondary is now down two players who started for most of the regular season. All-American safety Michael Taaffe also will skip the Citrus Bowl in order to prepare for the draft.

After missing the first few games of the season due to a knee injury, Texas women's basketball forward Ashton Judd gets her feet wet against Northwestern State.