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It wasn’t quite the same postgame euphoria as last week when Texas beat Ohio State, but Arch Manning and the Longhorns walked off winners over\u00a0UTSA.<\/p>\n
Aaron E. Martinez\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n
Texas and Texas Tech are the only two unbeaten teams in the state after a week that saw Texas A&M upset at home by Kentucky as well as UH falling in Lubbock and UTSA in Austin.<\/p>\n
The Chronicle\u2019s rankings for the 13 FBS teams in Texas:<\/p>\n
1. Texas (3-0) | Last week: 1<\/p>\n
Steve Sarkisian did a full postgame interview<\/a> with SEC Network+ sideline reporter Austyn Iven, answering three questions before heading off to \u201cThe Eyes of Texas.\u201d That was about the only part of the Longhorns\u2019 game that improved from last week\u2019s win over Ohio State.\u00a0The 30-6 win<\/a> this week over UTSA was rather non-descript save for some big hits on a scrambling Arch Manning and edge rusher Colin Simmons wearing a boot after the game as a \u201cprecautionary\u201d measure.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2. Texas Tech (3-0) | Last week: 4<\/p>\n The Red Raiders<\/a> are still throwing in the fourth quarter\u00a0\u2014 not to rub it in as booster Cody Campbell suggested they would after an offseason of controversy over quarterback Brendan Sorsby but because they\u2019ve had to. Will Hammond is doing just fine.<\/p>\n 3. Houston (2-1) | Last week: 3<\/p>\n Willie Fritz is right, there are no \u201cmoral victories,\u201d so Houston\u2019s 28-26 loss to Tech<\/a> is just that, a loss.<\/p>\n 4. Texas A&M (2-1) | Last week: 2<\/p>\n Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth got the biggest cheers<\/a> of the day at Kyle Field. The Aggies got the Ted Cruz-on-ESPN\u2019s \u201cCollege GameDay\u201d in Austin treatment in a 31-21 loss<\/a> to Kentucky.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 5. SMU (2-1) | Last week: 5<\/p>\n The Mustangs may need to invest some of their NFL money on defense after Louisville ran over<\/a> the Ponies.<\/p>\n 6. UTSA (2-1) | Last week: 6<\/p>\n So UTSA coach Jeff Traylor doesn\u2019t want to play the Longhorns<\/a> anymore? His team\u2019s 30-6 loss<\/a> could have been worse, and there is that $1.7 million check.<\/p>\n 7. Baylor (2-1) | Last week: 8<\/p>\n Quarterback Nate Bennett is 2-0 <\/a>in place of injured DJ\u00a0Lagway. The wins have been over Prairie View and Louisiana Tech.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 8. TCU (1-1) | Last week: 9<\/p>\n The Horned Frogs didn\u2019t put away Arkansas State<\/a> until the final seconds of the third quarter and final period. \u201cBig-time players make big plays in big moments, and I thought we did that,\u201d TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. OK, Coach.<\/p>\n 9. Texas State (1-2) | Last week: 10<\/p>\n The Bobcats\u2019 49-35 over North Texas<\/a> was more like what we expected. One more week before Pac-12 play.<\/p>\n 10. North Texas (1-2) | Last week: 7<\/p>\n After a good showing against Indiana and a win over UNLV,\u00a0 the Mean Green got a reality check in their loss to Texas State<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 11. Rice (1-2) | Last week: 11<\/p>\n The Owls scored with 9 seconds left against Western Michigan, but the refs didn\u2019t put any more time on the clock\u00a0and Rice lost its second in a row<\/a>, 28-21.<\/p>\n 12. Sam Houston (1-2) | Last week: 13<\/p>\n You have to be happy for the Bearkats, who spent last season on the road while Bowers Stadium was being remodeled. They got a 59-0 win over Nicholls<\/a> at home behind quarterback Landyn Locke\u2019s 322 yards passing and four TDs. It was the most points for Sam Houston since moving up to FBS in 2023.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 13. UTEP (1-2) | Last week: 12<\/p>\n