Prepare yourselves, America: Black Friday might be a dark day for SEC haters.

Let it be known that the CBS Sports Power Rankings believe Texas (8-3) deserves a spot in the College Football Playoff if it beats rival Texas A&M (11-0) in Austin this week. The résumé is strong enough. You can dissect the overtime wins at Kentucky and Mississippi State , but the victories over top-10 foes Oklahoma and Vanderbilt -- plus a one-score loss at No. 1 Ohio State -- warrant a second look.

Losses by Georgia Tech and USC last week cleared part of the path. If Miami falls at Pitt, the Longhorns might be a shoo-in. A Vanderbilt win over Tennessee would help, too.

Of course, this isn't the CFP rankings. And no one should pretend to know what a committee locked in a windowless roo

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