Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) and wide receiver Parker Livingstone (13) celebrate a touchdown in the second quarter as the Longhorns take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Nov. 1, 2025.
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Texas football‘s latest win-or-else matchup in the loaded Southeastern Conference takes it to Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Saturday, where the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs represent a large task for the Longhorns as they try to battle their way back to a second straight SEC championship game appearance and a third straight College Football Playoff bid.
Oh, and the Bulldogs have lost at home just once since the 2019Â season.
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The clash between the 10th-ranked Longhorns and fifth-ranked Bulldogs is perhaps the nation’s best matchup this week, followed closely by No. 11 Oklahoma’s trip to No. 4 Alabama, a rematch of the Sooners’ 24-3 win in 2024. Here’s how American-Statesman college beat writers Tony Catalina, Danny Davis, David Eckert, Thomas Jones and Caleb Yum and Statesman columnist Cedric Golden are picking 15 top matchups.
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The season: 1. Golden 115-50; 2. Davis 112-53 (-3); 3. Catalina 108-57 (-7); 4. Jones 105-60 (-10); 5. Yum 103-62 (-12); 6. Eckert 95-70 (-20)
Last week: Jones 12-3, Eckert 11-4, Golden 11-4, Catalina 10-5, Davis 10-5, Yum 9-6
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a deep ball during the Georgia G-Day spring football game in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Week 12 games
No. 10 Texas at No. 5 Georgia (6:30 p.m., ABC): Texas — None; Georgia — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
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South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M (11 a.m., ESPN): South Carolina — None; Texas A&M — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama (2:30 p.m., ABC): Oklahoma — Catalina, Davis; Alabama — Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
Florida at No. 7 Ole Miss (6 p.m., ESPN): Florida — None; Ole Miss — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 22 Pittsburgh (11 a.m., ABC): Notre Dame — Catalina, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum; Pitt — Davis
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No. 18 Michigan at Northwestern (11 a.m., Fox): Michigan — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum; Northwestern — None
No. 13 Utah at Baylor (6 p.m., ESPN2): Utah — Catalina, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum; Baylor — Davis
North Carolina State at No. 15 Miami (2:30 p.m., ESPN): N.C. State — None; Miami — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
No. 24 South Florida at Navy (11 a.m., ESPN2): South Florida — Catalina, Davis, Jones, Golden and Yum; Navy — Eckert
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Arizona at No. 25 Cincinnati (11 a.m., FS1): Arizona — None; Cincinnati — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum
No. 21 Iowa at No. 17 USC (2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network): Iowa — Catalina, Eckert; USC — Davis, Golden, Jones and Yum
Mississippi State at Missouri (6:45 p.m., SEC Network): Mississippi St. — Eckert; Missouri — Catalina, Davis, Golden, Jones and Yum
No. 19 Virginia at Duke (2:30 p.m., ESPN2): Virginia — Davis, Golden, Jones and Yum; Duke — Catalina, Eckert
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TCU at No. 12 BYU (9:15 p.m., ESPN): TCU — Davis, Golden; BYU — Catalina, Eckert, Jones and Yum
Texas State at Southern Mississippi (2:30 p.m., ESPN+): Texas State — None; Southern Miss — Catalina, Davis, Eckert, Golden, Jones and Yum