Mike Craven

What's Next for Texas Tech, Texas A&M in College Football Playoff Draw? Texas Tech received one of the four byes and Texas A&M will host a first-round playoff game in the 2025 College Football Playoff. Find out what is next for the Red Raiders and the Aggies.

Texas Tech, Texas A&M reach the CFP.

Five of the seven Power Four teams in Texas have now reached the CFP since 2022.

#WreckEm #GigEm

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Hello, Old Friend: McGuire Returns to AT&T Stadium, Reshapes Texas Tech History Texas Tech’s Big 12 Championship run under Joey McGuire showcases the Red Raiders’ rise as a new power in college football, driven by elite coaching, culture, recruiting, and West Texas momentum.

“We believe we’re the new face of college football.”

Joey McGuire retuned to AT&T Stadium and won again.

What started in a FBO at the Waco Regional Airport culminated in a Big 12 championship…but Texas Tech wants even more.

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Dream Season Ends for Mean Green in American Championship North Texas' quest for an American Conference Championship and a trip to the College Football Playoff ended in a Mean Green loss to the Tulane Green Wave in Eric Morris' last game.

Mistakes - by North Texas and the officiating crew - ended any conference championship or College Football Playoff dreams for the Mean Green.

#GMG

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Championship Chaos: Eight Texas Teams Chase Titles Across Five Divisions North Texas, Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, Stephen F. Austin, and UTPB headline a huge Texas college football weekend as teams across five divisions compete for conference championships, FCS playoff ...

There are EIGHT teams in Texas playing monster games this weekend from FBS to JUCO.

Five divisions represented in one of the more consequential CFB weekends for Texas maybe ever.

Preview: www.texasfootball.com/article/2025...

I like @cravenmike.bsky.social’s take on the loss. I’m not quite there yet, emotionally, but I think he’s correct.

That’s 7 games. I can’t count.

Six-pack of major CFB games in Texas this weekend. Five of six are on Saturday.

FBS
North Texas vs. Tulane (Friday)
BYU vs. Texas Tech

FCS
North Dakota at Tarleton
ACU at SFA

D2
UTPB at Harding

D3
Trinity at Berry

JUCO
Tyler JC at Iowa Western

Texas A&M OC Linked with Potential Kansas State Opening Texas A&M offensive coordinator Collin Klein is the frontrunner to replace Chris Kleiman if the current Kansas State head coach retires as reports suggest.

Reports from Mercury Sports suggest that Kansas State head coach Chris Kleiman will retire this week and that A&M OC Collin Klein is in line to replace him.

#GigEm

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UTSA OC Justin Burke Expected to Join Will Stein at Kentucky UTSA offensive coordinator Justin Burke is expected to join Will Stein's staff at Kentucky after three years calling plays for the Roadrunners.

Justin Burke expected to leave UTSA for Kentucky to be on Will Stein’s staff.

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BREAKING: North Texas Expected to Hire Former Big 12 Head Coach to Replace Eric Morris Sources say that North Texas is expected to announce former West Virginia and Troy head coach Neal Brown as the next leader of the Mean Green football program.

Neal Brown will become the new head coach at North Texas. ESPN first.

#GMG

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North Texas HC search talk, Texas CFP chances, previews for Big 12 and AC championships.

A loaded podcast this week with @carteryates.bsky.social and I.

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Colby Carthel’s Second Act: How Adaptation Revived SFA Football After a gut-wrenching 0-2 start, Stephen F. Austin turned heartbreak into fuel, riding veteran leadership and renewed focus to a 10-game surge, a conference title, and a playoff rematch with Abilene C...

"They were going to send me back to Friona if I didn’t adapt."

On Colby Carthel's second act at SFA and how adaption helped the Lumberjacks return to national prominence and the FCS playoffs.

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Is a Favorite Emerging for North Texas Job? Is former West Virginia and Troy head coach Neal Brown the favorite to replace Eric Morris at North Texas? Names are starting to emerge for the Mean Green.

Is a favorite emerging for the North Texas job?

#GMG

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Texas Football Report: 10 Takeaways From Week 14 and the 2025 College Football Playoff Picture With Texas surging, Texas A&M regrouping, Texas Tech rolling, and North Texas closing in on history, Week 14 showed why the Lone Star State now sits at the heart of the 2025 College Football Playoff r...

Texas owns college football in 2025. A&M, Tech, UNT, Texas, Houston, SMU, TCU—everyone had a storyline in a wild Week 14.

Here’s what it all means for the CFP and beyond:

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I agree with the nos. I’m just not sure the committee will.

Do the Texas Longhorns Deserve a Spot in College Football Playoff? Texas strengthens its playoff case with a rivalry win over Texas A&M as Steve Sarkisian cites a brutal schedule, top-10 victories, and a belief that the Longhorns belong in the CFP race.

Do the Texas Longhorns deserve a spot in the College Football Playoff?

Horns make case with big win over Texas A&M. If chalk occurs, #HookEm is likely fighting with Notre Dame, Miami, and BYU for final CFP spot.

Will big wins override bad losses?

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Manning, Wisner Lead Texas to 27–17 Win Over Undefeated Aggies Texas surged past unbeaten Texas A&M with a dominant second half, powered by Arch Manning and Tre Wisner, strengthening the Longhorns’ CFP case and extending their rivalry control.

Quick thoughts from Texas' 27-17 win over Texas A&M

- Tre Wisner with 87 carries for 553 yards, 1 TD in four games vs. OU, Texas A&M
- Is this a blessing in disguise for an Aggie team that'll now host CFP game?

#HookEm #GigEm

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The Year of Texas: Playoff Paths, Title Shots, and a Revival of the Lone Star Showdown Texas stands at the center of the college football universe as five teams chase the Playoff, four eye conference titles, and nearly every program in the state battles for a bowl in a historic Week 14.

Week 14 CFB Questions

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CFP Rankings

3. Texas A&M
5. Texas Tech
16. Texas
21. SMU

Job Board: Names to know for North Texas opening As Eric Morris exits for Oklahoma State, North Texas turns to a crowded field of proven play callers, Texas-tied recruiters, and fast-rising head coaches eager to guide a G5 power on the cusp of natio...

Job Board for North Texas

Expect the Mean Green to look for a similar profile to Morris when he was hired - young, offensive-minded, experience as a HC is a plus, and not afraid to look in non-FBS ranks.

#GMG

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Breaking: Eric Morris to become next head coach at Oklahoma State North Texas Mean Green head coach Eric Morris will become the next head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys program, replacing Mike Gundy after 21 seasons in charge.

Eric Morris is set to become the next head coach at Oklahoma State, sources confirm to DCTF. He'll finish the season with the Mean Green on doorstep of AC championship, CFP berth.

ESPN first.

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Stuck in Neutral: The Real Cost of Baylor Keeping Dave Aranda Baylor football’s decision to keep Dave Aranda for 2026 raises major Big 12 and Texas football concerns as the program battles buyout costs, NIL pressure, transfer-portal losses, and fan frustration.

Baylor kept Aranda, not because the results demand it, but because the circumstances boxed them in. New AD search, big buyout, and a costly roster era.

Fans are furious and it’s hard to blame them.

On the cost of keeping Aranda.

#SicEm

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Lone Star Supremacy: SMU Surges, UNT Dominates, and A&M Eyes History From SMU’s ACC surge to North Texas’ G5 push and A&M’s historic SEC chase, Week 13 proved once again that the road to the 2025 postseason runs straight through the state of Texas.

Ten Thoughts from Week 13

- Is UNT the best G5 team in America?
- Arch Manning impresses
- What to make of Baylor retaining Dave Aranda?
- UTSA's black magic in the Alamodome

Over 2,000 words on the State of Texas: www.texasfootball.com/article/2025...

Lone Star Supremacy: SMU Surges, UNT Dominates, and A&M Eyes History From SMU’s ACC surge to North Texas’ G5 push and A&M’s historic SEC chase, Week 13 proved once again that the road to the 2025 postseason runs straight through the state of Texas.

Lone Star Supremacy: SMU surges, UNT dominates, and Texas A&M eyes history.

Ten thoughts from Week 13 and over 2,000 words on FBS football in Texas.

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FBS Power Poll post Week 13

Not a ton of changes as teams are who they are at this point in the season.

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Not a bad year for CFB in Texas

* Texas A&M 11-0 and locked into the CFP
* Texas Tech favorite to win Big 12
* North Texas favorite to be G5 rep
* SMU controls ACC destiny
* Possible that 11 of the 13 FBS teams go bowling
* Four possible CFP teams, five if Horns are alive

Inside Week 13: Playoff Dreams, Bowl Scrambles, and Power Shifts Across Texas Playoff paths, bowl hopes, and conference races define Week 13 for Texas, SMU, Houston, UTSA, and more as Texas football enters its most important weekend of 2025.

Week 13 CFB Preview

- Has Houston passed TCU, Baylor in state’s pecking order?

- Will the Horns avoid the upset?

- Does SMU stay in ACC race?

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Baylor makes controversial decision to retain Dave Aranda for 2026 Dave Aranda will lead the Baylor Bears football team in 2026, university president Linda Livingstone announced in a letter. The football team is 22-26 since the start of 2022.

Baylor decides to keep Dave Aranda for the 2026 season, university president Linda Livingstone announces.

Combination of high buy out, crowded carousel, and need to hire new AD keeps Aranda in Waco. It can't be because of anything on the field.

#SicEm

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Four Texas teams in the CFP Top 25

3. Texas A&M
5. Texas Tech
17. Texas
23. Houston

Don’t Laugh: Up to Four Texas Teams Could Make College Football Playoff Texas A&M is in, Texas Tech is nearly locked, and SMU and North Texas control their destiny. Here’s how Texas could dominate the CFP picture in the final weeks of the season.

Texas is home to 20% of the AP Top 25 with five teams ranked.

The Lone Star State could occupy 25% of the CFP because there’s a greater than 0 chance that we get four teams in.

Here’s how: www.texasfootball.com/article/2025...