ESPN recently released its latest College Football Playoff projections.
The Texas Longhorns landed at No. 5, behind presumed Southeastern Conference champion Alabama, who was projected to finish with the CFP’s No. 1 seed overall.
Texas is projected to meet No. 12 seed Boise State.
From ESPN: “Boise State would earn this spot as the committee’s fifth-highest ranked conference champion, and it would be the No. 12 seed at the expense of Ole Miss, which is No. 12 in the projected ranking by the committee. The five highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed a spot in the playoff, and in this case, the fifth conference champion, Boise State, is ranked outside of the committee’s projected top 12.