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Here's where the Texas Longhorns rank in the updated college football polls following their victory over UTEP.
In their place, an army of dual-threat gamers has emerged to stake a claim to quarterback supremacy entering Week 4. Oklahoma's John Mateer holds firm at the top of the quarterback power rankings ahead of a top-25 SEC showdown with Auburn on Saturday. But there is stiff competition close behind.
ESPN's latest projections for the College Football Playoff rankings paint a grim picture for several historic programs, including Texas and Notre Dame. Not so grim is the SEC sending five teams to the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame will need a win over Texas A&M to maintain a sure place in the College Football Playoff rankings, as Nick Saban sees it.