AUSTIN, Texas -- Shortly after vanquishing No. 3 Texas A&M in a heated rivalry game, Steve Sarkisian made his case for No. 16 Texas as worthy of a spot in the College Football Playoff team.

The 27-17 victory was Sarkisian's third win over a top-10 team this season -- following wins over No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 9 Vanderbilt -- which he touted as a first since 2019 LSU did the same.

"I think we're absolutely a playoff team," Sarkisian said, noting that there have been pundits who argued that Texas A&M was the top team in the country by strength of schedule metrics. "We just beat them by two scores. So, to me, that's a pretty impressive win, a pretty dominant win for our team that I don't know how many other teams can say they have wins like that on their schedule."

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