GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Before the College Football Playoff selection committee members even began their first meeting here on Monday at the Gaylord Texan Resort, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian lobbed the first public pitch of the season in their direction.
"I'd argue we have the best win in the country right now," Sarkisian told reporters on Monday at his weekly news conference. "The fact that we go into Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and beat a team that was 52-1 in the previous 53 games.
"I hear so much about how tough the SEC is, but I haven't seen any of those teams go into Alabama and win either, so I feel pretty good about our team.