Plus: Texas softball has a Clemson problem
Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that the College Football Playoff has voted unanimously to change its seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season.
Rather than give the top-four ranked conference champions a first-round bye, as the CFP’s rules required in 2024, the seeding will instead be decided by a straight ranking option.
In other words, instead of the Texas Longhorns beginning their 2024 CFP journey in the opening round in which Texas beat Clemson, Texas would have had a first-round bye as the bracket’s No. 3 last season under the new, recently approved CFP seeding model’s rules.
Comparing the real 2024 CFP bracket with one under the new seeding format pic.twitter.com/AkW9g8ZGey
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) May 22, 2025
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas softball is on the brink after loss to upstart Clemson
Inside Texas: The best Texas Longhorns season-opening games since 1970
Inside Texas: Jonah Williams: ‘It is kind of hard balancing both, but I wanted to do this so I’m going to fully pursue it’
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
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RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Elite RB Derrek Cooper’s recruitment has seven teams to watch, one perceived favorite during official visits
247Sports: Which programs are battling the Longhorns for top Texas RB targets?
247Sports: Longhorns receiver pledge Chris Stewart is locked in with Texas
247Sports: Top 50 DL another Texas target to monitor in June
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: Big Ten, SEC show who is in charge with College Football Playoff seeding change
Red Cup Rebellion: SEC Baseball Tournament 2025: Ole Miss to take on Arkansas in quarterfinals
Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee Vols storm back, beat top-seeded Texas Longhorns in SEC tourney quarterfinals
A Sea Of Blue: Mark Pope was distraught after the transfer of Travis Perry
WHAT WE’RE READING
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SB Nation: One of college softball’s top pitchers is in the transfer portal
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas softball is on the verge of elimination after dropping a game to Clemson last night.
Now or Never https://t.co/00jeUmZ64r#HookEm | @TexasLonghorns pic.twitter.com/xfgox7EjVF
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 23, 2025
