Voted atop the AP and US LBM Coaches preseason polls and ranked 10th in the College Football Playoff rankings this week, Texas dropped to 7-3 on the season with Saturday's loss at Georgia.

No. 17 USC recorded a statement win with a 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa at home. The Trojans held the Hawkeyes scoreless in the second half and erased an early 21-7 deficit to move to 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten). USC was powered by another big performance from star wide receiver Makai Lemon, who finished with 10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.

While the marquee game left on the schedule is Samford, a victory over the Gamecocks means the SEC title game and a top-four ranking in the College Football Playoff could all come down to the game against Texas. However, looking that far ahead could create problems against a team with nothing to lose and eager to play spoiler.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian got honest about his feelings with the team's schedule setup this season.

It's not a playoff elimination game for the Longhorns since there's another titanic matchup this month with unbeaten and third-ranked Texas A&M on the horizon, but a victory over the Bulldogs would break the program's big-game curse under Steve Sarkisian and provide Texas with its third top-15 win of the season.

The Sooners handed the Crimson Tide a damaging November loss for the second consecutive season, getting themselves back in the playoff race.

Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina

Georgia coach Kirby Smart didn’t want to give Texas a chance to hang around. No. 5 Georgia perfectly executed a fourth-quarter onside kick in its 35-10 win over No. 10 Texas to move to 9-1 overall and become a virtual lock for the College Football Playoff.