The Longhorns missed out on a first-round bye, but will bring postseason football to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium instead.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, center, and his players get together after their overtime loss of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against the Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Atlanta.The Longhorns missed out on a cushy top four seed and a first-round bye. Their consolation prize is a postseason game on their home Austin turf.
Georgia, seeded second as the second highest-ranked conference champion, will play the winner of Indiana and Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. Texas wouldn’t need to play Georgia again until the national championship game if need be given how the bracket is laid out.
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