The College Football Playoff committee had one job Sunday, and somehow they found a way to make everyone mad. Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns are out of the 12-team bracket. The Longhorns beat three top-10 teams this season. That résumé wasn’t good enough. But Tulane and James Madison? They’re in. Neither program knocked off a ranked opponent all year, but they get to play for a national championship while Texas heads to Orlando.

Brad Kellner laid out the absurdity on Locked On Longhorns Sunday. Tulane sits at 11 and faces Ole Miss first round. Those teams already met this season. Ole Miss won 45-10. That blowout gets a playoff rematch instead of giving Texas another shot. James Madison drew Oregon at the 12-seed. The Dukes didn’t beat a Power Four team once in 2024. Oregon will destroy

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