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How 'Chaos Saturday' upsets help Texas Longhorns keep CFP hopes alive

College football’s most chaotic Saturday in AP Poll history reshuffled the College Football Playoff picture, and the Texas Longhorns stand to benefit. Five of the top eight teams in the rankings—including No.

1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No.

5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama, and No.

7 Texas—suffered stunning losses, with the SEC leading the way. Georgia fell to Auburn in Athens, while Alabama lost at Tennessee, and Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ole Miss each remain in the hunt with just one conference defeat.

The Longhorns, now with two losses, face a critical stretch: if they can stabilize their play and avoid further setbacks, the domino effect of top-tier upsets could clear a path to the CFP. With NIL-driven parity rising, even mid-tier programs like Kentucky and Mississippi State have strengthened their rosters, making it harder for traditional powers to dominate unchecked.

Texas’s next game against Ole Miss offers a chance to add to the chaos—and potentially secure their playoff hopes.

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