The College Football Playoff committee has a Texas problem. The Longhorns don’t have a signature victory on its schedule and the team doesn’t appear to be very good. Despite the reality of Texas being less than elite at college football this season, the Longhorns are listed at No.3 in the third set of playoff rankings.

Manuel acknowledged Georgia’s beatdown of Texas — maybe the best road win by any school this season — but called the Longhorns “a very strong team” deserving of their top-three seed. He cited their top five defense and credited Quinn Ewers for leading “one of the top passing offenses in the country.”

The College Football Playoff committee released its weekly rankings for the third time this season Tuesday night, awarding a non-Power Four team a first round b