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#4Texas Longhorns

1–0 · 0–0 SEC
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WEEK 2 · 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

Texas must turn its new options into touchdowns against Ohio State

Texas gets Ohio State at home, then four smaller results can modestly improve its SEC and playoff paths.

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Texas hosts Florida Atlantic at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas hosts Florida Atlantic in Austin.
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Your game

Ohio State at Texas
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ABC
Final
Ohio State
Final · Ohio State 23–24 TexasWish granted ✓
Texas

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Texas wanted
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ABC
Impact 1
Alabama
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Rooted for
Kentucky
Final · Alabama 45–17 KentuckyWent the other way ✗
Projected 3.7-point title-game boost

Alabama won instead, so Texas did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection45% if Kentucky won41% with the other result3.7-point differenceTexas SEC title-game chance
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BTN
Impact 2
Rooted for
Utah State
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Washington
Final · Utah State 14–16 WashingtonWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.2-point playoff boost

Washington won instead, so Texas did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection67% if Utah State won65% with the other result2.2-point differenceTexas playoff chance
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ESPN
Impact 3
Rooted for
Tennessee
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Georgia Tech
Final · Tennessee 45–24 Georgia TechWish granted ✓
Projected 1.2-point playoff boost

Tennessee won and stayed ranked ahead of its Week 4 game against Texas.

Entering-week projection65% if Tennessee won64% with the other result1.2-point differenceTexas playoff chance
45 other games had little impact
Missouri at Kansas · FOX
Mississippi State at Minnesota · CBS
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Oklahoma at Michigan · FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue · FS1
Penn State at Temple · ESPN2
South Florida at Army · CBSSN
App State at East Carolina · ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia · SEC Network
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State · BTN
Maryland at UConn · CBSSN
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
UTSA at Texas State · The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB · ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas · ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State · USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International · ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio · ESPN+
Bowling Green at Nebraska · FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston · ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane · ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA · BTN
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson · ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic · ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU · SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn · SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss · ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force · FS1
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State · CBSSN
Louisiana at USC · BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:Texas, then Kentucky, Utah State, Tennessee.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.