Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler weigh in on Texas’s CFP hopes after loss to Georgia
By David Wasson
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In the final moments of No. 10 Texas’ 35-10 road loss to No. 5 Georgia, ABC commentators Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler discussed Texas’ chances of earning an at-large spot in the 2025 College Football Playoff.
The loss dropped the Longhorns to 7-3 this season, and also dropped coach Steve Sarkisian’s record to 1-7 against Top 5-ranked teams. But both Herbstreit and Fowler agreed that an upset victory against No. 3 Texas A&M in the final week of the regular season could change everything.
“We talked about this on College GameDay this morning,” Herbstreit began. “With the schedule Texas has, you gotta go to Arkansas and then you have Texas A&M at home, it was kind of the consensus that if they split those two games, they would be in the discussion – even with three losses, because of that massive game at the end of the year against No. 3 Texas A&M.
“Sark’s gotta be the happiest guy in the world that A&M won (against South Carolina). It will be a discussion when it comes to being an at-large team if they were to win at home against Texas A&M, I don’t know just right yet if they are done as a three-loss team.”
Fowler agreed.
“There has never been a three-loss team in, but there has to be one at some point in the modern climate,” Fowler added. “Maybe they could be that first one, if they take can care of the Razorbacks and Aggies. But I think they need some help, and it would depend on the other teams that would be in contention for those spots.”
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
