Does Texas play today? Closer look at Longhorns' 2024 College football schedule

Week 6 of the college football season is underway, but some teams like Texas (5-0) will not be participating. Every team in college football gets a few open weeks to rest and recover, and this week the Longhorns have one of their weeks off.

The Longhorns will stay at home this week to practice, rest, and recover before they get going on the rest of their season.

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Does Texas play today?

No, the No. 2 ranked Longhorns do not play today. They have an open week, which means they do not play a game. The Longhorns will be back in action next week when they play the No. 19 ranked Oklahoma Sooners on October 12.

The Longhorns will head into its game next week with an undefeated record and take on their second-ranked opponent of the season after previously beating No. 10 ranked Michigan Wolverines in week 2. It will be a test for the Longhorns as they try to push for the college football playoffs.

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Can Texas make it to the college football playoffs this season?

Yes, the Longhorns are likely to make the college football playoffs. In the new 12-team college football playoff format, the five highest-ranked conference champions will automatically make the playoffs, along with the next seven highest-ranked teams regardless of position in their conferences. Rankings are determined by the CFP selection committee.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will automatically make it through the first round with a bye, and the fifth-ranked champion will face the number 12 seed.

Texas currently ranks second in the Southeastern Conference despite its perfect record so far. That is because the Longhorns have only played one in-conference matchup. Standings are determined by conference record, and overall record is a tiebreaker.

So, the Longhorns have a 1-0 record in the conference, but the Aggies rank above them with a 2-0 in-conference record, despite having a worse (4-1) overall record. Once the Longhorns play more games, there is a good chance they win the conference. However, if they do not, based on their high overall ranking, there is a good chance they will make the playoffs as a non-champion selection.

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Texas college football schedule 2024

This is the schedule for the Longhorns for the rest of the regular season:

• October 12th @ Oklahoma
• October 19th vs Georgia
• October 26th @ Vanderbilt
• November 9th vs Florida
• November 16th @ Arkansas
• November 23rd vs Kentucky
• November 30th @ Texas A&M