Georgia controlled all three phases of the game -- including a surprise onside kick that helped break the game open -- in a complete win over the Longhorns

Two teams in Texas sit in great shape for The College Football Playoff. The Longhorns aren’t one of them. It’s come to this.

Texas' loss to Georgia likely means the end of the Longhorns' bid for a place in a third straight CFP. Here are three reasons why Texas fell short in 2025.

The Texas Longhorns lost to the Georgia Bulldogs due to no one's fault but their own, but there was still some questionable officiating in the game.

Should Texas A&M and Alabama meet, the Aggies would have locked in a top-4 seed and opening-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Texas A&M could even overtake top-ranked Ohio State with 13-0 finish given the strength of schedule.

Texas football took a big fall in the latest AP Top 25 after the Longhorns were blown out on the road by Georgia.

A 35-10 loss certainly isn’t how the outcome the Texas Longhorns hoped to leave Athens, Georgia, with on Saturday.  Their College Football Playoff potential has

Georgia didn’t officially lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff by knocking off Texas in their prime-time clash, but they came pretty close.

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo (1) drops a pass during the game against Georgia at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 in Athens, Georgia. Late in the third quarter, Texas football quarterback Arch Manning pulled the Longhorns within four points of Georgia with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo.

No. 5 Georgia put No. 10 Texas away with a back-breaking sequence in the fourth quarter to win 35-10 on Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Leading 14-10 going into the fourth quarter, Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton hit London Humphreys for a 30-yard touchdown on the second play of the frame,