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BOHLS: No, it’s not. That would be Notre Dame, whose two losses to top five clubs Miami and Texas A&M came on the last series of the game But I’d put Texas second in that category after the 21st-ranked Longhorns take care of Kentucky 34-17.

Arch Manning and Texas finally figured some things out on Saturday afternoon and picked up their first Power 4 win of the season.

Outlook the rest of the way: It's the SEC, so Texas still has plenty of time to stack some quality wins. As with other two-loss teams, though, the 'Horns are skating on thin ice. There will be a glut of 10-2 teams by season's end, so that means it will be virtually impossible for any programs beyond that bar to make the cut for a 12-team playoff.

Texas A&M and Texas Tech are both 6-0 and tied for first in their respective conferences as the regular season hits the halfway mark.

The Horned Frogs (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) have dug themselves a hole to climb out of. They’re 12th in the Big 12 standings and might need a bit of late-season magic to catch any of Texas Tech, BYU or Cincinnati atop the conference. A loss next weekend to Baylor (4-2, 2-1) may drop TCU into a position that it won’t have time to escape from.

Sure, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian sometimes gets snarky with the media that covers his Longhorns. But with all the pressure, can you blame him?

After a difficult tenure at Texas A&M, quarterback Haynes King transferred to Georgia Tech. King's father, a longtime football coach, instilled a sense of toughness in him from a young age. Under King's leadership, the Yellow Jackets have achieved back-to-back winning seasons and are now considered playoff contenders.