At SEC media days in July, Steve Sarkisian inadvertently described a good portion of college football in a single line. "I feel like when you go to Arkansas," the Texas Longhorns coach said, "I almost at times feel like they hate Texas more than they like themselves.

Texas appears to be in prime position to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff with three regular season games left. The third-ranked Longhorns have just one ranked opponent among the three left on their schedule — Texas A&M.