Texas enters Saturday night as the No. 3 team in the current College Football Playoff rankings, on track to both qualify for the 12-team field and earn a first-round bye (given to the winner of each of the Power 4 conferences). The Longhorns will quickly lose that comfortable position with a loss Saturday night.

We've reached the final weekend of the 2024 regular season, and rivalry week is filled with exciting matchups. Still, the Lone Star Showdown revival between Texas A&M and the Texas Longhorns has major postseason implications.

After blowing out Oklahoma State in a lopsided Big 12 Championship Game, the Texas Longhorns have a path to the College Football Playoff still. However, Steve Sarkisian's team is anything but a shoo-in for the Top 4 in the final CFP rankings.

This column will give out four college football picks per week: the game of the week, a favorite, an underdog and a wild card, which can be anything (another favorite or underdog in a game that might be flying under the radar or a total,