Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is questioning why his team played defending champion Ohio State this season with it looking possible his squad will miss the College Football Playoff field.

The No. 16 Longhorns (9-3) upset then-No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday to keep their hopes alive. But losses to then-No. 3 Ohio State, unranked Florida and then-No. 5 Georgia are a problem with several teams with fewer losses also in contention for at-large berths.

"Why did we even play Ohio State?" Sarkisian said on SiriusXM on Tuesday of the 14-7 loss. "Because if we're a 10-2 team right now that played four top-10 ranked opponents with three top-10 wins, we're not even having a discussion right now. So, my point is: Why the hell am I going to play that game next year? For what? What good does it do?"

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