No. 16 Texas handed No. 3 Texas A&M their first loss of the year, 27-17, on Saturday night. But one of the storylines happened in the stadium during a final timeout.
Texas’ Darrell K. Royal Stadium’s jumbotron team showed it was personal, using Mike Elko's postgame video and his words against him.
The third win over a top-ten opponent this season for the Longhorns was one where the defense battled.
Texas just put an exclamation point on the win against Texas A&M with the ultimate fired shot!!! Pic.twitter.com/iAzb9KaGpT
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) November 29, 2025
Sarkisian was asked by ESPN's Molly McGrath about the victory after the game. She asked the obvious question about what this does for their College Football Playoff case.
"You tell me that team was undefeated," Sarkisian told Molly McGrath. "No. 3 in the country. A lot of the pundits out there think they're the No. 1 team in the country. We just beat them by 10."
There's been an argument around the country about the quality of opponents, and Sarkisian was quick to point out the difference with Texas' schedule.
"If you really look at the body of work and you look at the Southeastern Conference, and what we have to go through every week. You look at the non-conference schedule we played to go to Ohio State Week 1 and lose by seven when we outgained them by nearly two hundred yards," Sarkisian added.
We'll see if the College Football Playoff committee agrees.
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