AP Top 25 Poll

#7 Texas Longhorns

2023
Overall Record
11-1
Last Game
vs Texas Tech W 57-7
Conference Record
8-1
Next Game
@Texas Tech 11/24/2023

No. 7 Texas plays its Big 12 regular-season finale against Texas Tech

Seventh-ranked Texas will be the home team in the Big 12 championship game if it beats Texas Tech. The game Friday night will be the Longhorns’ regular-season finale in the Big 12 before moving next year to the SEC.

TCU and Baylor will become most-played rivalry in Texas in disappointing season for both

TCU versus Baylor will become the most-played rivalry in Texas with the 119th meeting Saturday. TCU has to win its last two games just to get bowl eligible after being the national runner-up last season.

No. 7 Longhorns harbor College Football Playoff hopes heading into visit to Iowa State

Seventh-ranked Texas can continue its trek toward the Big 12 championship game and keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes when it visits Iowa State on Saturday night.

Playoff hopeful No. 7 Texas is still trying to make the Big 12 title game. Iowa State awaits

Seventh-ranked Texas is the Big 12’s last remaining hope to make the four-team College Football Playoff.

Big 12 quarterbacks have taken more than their fair share of lumps; 8 teams have lost starters

Starting quarterback has been a position under fire in the Big 12. Whether due to injuries or coaching decisions, staying on the field has been a challenge for many of the league’s quarterbacks who started the season No. 1 for their programs.

Losing Brooks opens the door for freshman Baxter as No. 1 running back for No. 7 Texas

A season-ending knee injury for Texas starting running back Jonathon Brooks opens the door for freshman C.J. Baxter to step into the role.

QB Ewers back for No. 7 Texas, which also gets big games from Brooks and Worthy in 29-26 win at TCU

Quinn Ewers threw for 317 yards and a touchdown in his return from a shoulder injury, helping No. 7 Texas edge TCU 29-26.

QB Quinn Ewers to return from shoulder sprain for No. 7 Texas and start against TCU

Quarterback Quinn Ewers will start for No. 7 Texas against TCU after missing two games with a sprained shoulder. Coach Steve Sarkisian announced the decision Thursday.

No. 7 Texas has College Football Playoff hopes going into final Big 12 meeting at struggling TCU

Texas is the only Big 12 team still with a realistic hope of making the four-team College Football Playoff.

Big game in November with Texas still in CFP talk is what Sarkisian envisioned, like TCU last year

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is getting what he envisioned for the Longhorns. They are playing big games in Novembers still in the conversation for the College Football Playoff.

No. 17 Oklahoma trying to stay in Big 12 title race, with No. 7 Texas the league’s final CFP hope

West Virginia has beaten Oklahoma only once since joining the Big 12 in 2012. That was last season. They meet again Saturday with the 17th-ranked Sooners coming off back-to-back losses that pretty much ended any hope of making the four-team College Football Playoff in their final Big 12 season befor

Carl Torbush, who succeeded Mack Brown at North Carolina and also coached East Tennessee State, dies

Carl Torbush, a defensive specialist who succeeded Mack Brown as North Carolina’s head football coach after Brown’s first tenure and later coached at East Tennessee State, has died.

Texas coach Sarkisian upgrades injured QB Quinn Ewers to ‘day to day’ as Longhorns prep for TCU

Injured Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has resumed throwing again and been upgraded as “day to day,” coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday.

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Separation weekend in Big 12, SEC becomes survive-and-advance day around nation

A potential separation weekend in the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference turned into a survive-and-advance Saturday around college football. Just win.

Two late FGs help No. 7 Texas beat 25th-ranked Kansas State 33-30 in OT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bert Auburn kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and the Texas defense got a key stop on fourth down to earn a 33-30 win over Kansas State in a matchup of Big 12 co-leaders.

Auburn FG and late defensive stand lift No. 7 Texas over No. 25 Kansas State 33-30 in OT

Bert Auburn kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and the Texas defense got a key stop on fourth down to earn a 33-30 win Saturday in a matchup of Big 12 co-leaders.

Big 12 all tied up going into November, with Red River rivals among 5-way tie for league lead

Things are crowded at the top of the Big 12 standings. While the league’s championship game could still turn into a farewell party for seventh-ranked Texas and No. 10 Oklahoma before they change leagues next year, the SEC-bound teams begin November in a five-way tie atop the Big 12.

No. 7 Texas and No. 25 Kansas State meet in big clash of leaders in the Big 12

Texas and Kansas State meet with both teams ranked for the first time since 2012 and both looking to stay on top of the chase for the Big 12 title.

Big 12 has two games matching league co-leaders with Bedlam in Oklahoma, and K-State at Texas

The Big 12 enters November with five teams tied for the conference lead. That group will be cut by at least two Saturday after games matching co-leaders.

No. 25 K-State visits No. 7 Texas in a Big 12 showdown with Worthy-sized headache to handle on kicks

Xavier Worthy has added a new dimension of dangerous for the Texas offense. The Longhorns wide receiver was already one of the most dynamic pass catchers in the country.

Texas coach Sarkisian promotes ‘best win’ vs Alabama ahead of CFP rankings for No. 7 Longhorns

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Tuesday and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is doing his bit to promote the Longhorns’ resume.

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Texas or Oklahoma? Washington or Oregon? How much to honor head-to-head?

This time of the season, those head-to-head results can become challenging for voters in The Associated Press college football poll.

Redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy stars in QB debut for No. 7 Texas in a 35-6 win over BYU

Maalik Murphy threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns in his debut as starting quarterback for No. 7 Texas in a 35-6 win over BYU .

Murphy likely to start as Texas QB against BYU with Ewers out with shoulder sprain

Texas backup quarterback Maalik Murphy will likely get his first start against BYU in place of injured starter Quinn Ewers.

K-State goes for third straight win as Big 12 newcomer Houston visits for first matchup

Kansas State will go for its third straight win when it plays Big 12 newcomer Houston for the first time on Saturday.

Maalik Murphy gets his chance at QB for No. 7 Texas vs. BYU after Ewers shoulder injury

With Quinn Ewers in front of him and hotshot freshman Arch Manning closing from behind, Maalik Murphy could have easily bolted from Texas for somewhere else to play quarterback.

BYU faces 3rd consecutive Big 12 backup QB at No. 7 Texas. OSU’s Gordon goes for another 100

BYU is getting ready to face a Big 12 backup quarterback for the third game in a row. The Cougars play at Texas with Longhorns starter Quinn Ewers recovering from a sprained throwing shoulder.

Texas QB Ewers is week to week with a shoulder injury. Murphy is likely to start against BYU

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Quinn Ewers is week to week with an injury to his throwing shoulder.

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Franklin, Penn State still chasing elite; Big 12 race takes twist; UVA’s upset

Penn State is still chasing elite under coach James Franklin. The seventh-ranked Nittany Lions lost a seventh straight game to Ohio State, needing more than 59 minutes to get into the end zone against the third-ranked Buckeyes.

CJ Baxter scores late TD and No. 8 Texas derails Houston’s last-chance drive for a 31-24 win

CJ Baxter rushed 16 yards for a touchdown with 5½ minutes left in the fourth quarter, and No. 8 Texas stopped Houston on 4th-and-1 in the final minute on the way to a 31-24 win over Houston.