The Texas Tech Red Raiders are coming off a 42-0 trouncing of Kansas, a week after their undefeated season ended at the hands of Arizona State. Texas Tech is also the Big 12’s highest scoring team — averaging 43.6 points per game — while also a league-low 12.4 points per contest.

Over the next four games, Texas will face three teams ranked in the top 10, including Saturday against Vanderbilt, Nov. 15 at Georgia and Nov. 28 against visiting Texas A&M. But the Longhorns will have to play better than the past two weeks,

College Football Playoff discussions hang over every result and reaction of the regular season's final five weeks.

Only two of the current half-dozen unbeatens could meet prior to the finalized 12-team playoff bracket -- Ohio State and Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game if both elites keep it up. Here's our best guess at handicapping what's left on the schedule for each team with perfect records and where that first loss may come next month:

The Texas Longhorns have managed to keep their College Football Playoff ambitions within reach following their 45-38 overtime victory against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday. This win comes after their 16-13 overtime win against the Kentucky Wildcats in week 8.

No. 17 Cincinnati at No. 24 Utah is the big game in the Big 12, with the upstart Bearcats looking to extend their winning streak to eight games. The game of the week in the Atlantic Coast Conference is No. 10 Miami at SMU, the teams' first meeting since the Mustangs joined the league last year.

Texas Tech GM James Blanchard is already lining up 2026 transfers, working with agents and data-driven NIL valuations to build a $27M roster.

Texas A&M continued to surge through its 2025 schedule with a 49-25 win over LSU, and the victory didn’t just move the Aggies to 8-0. It sparked national praise