SB Nation Dallas - College Football Rankings, Week 5: Texas Longhorns Plummet To 21sthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2010-09-30T14:01:46-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14798022010-09-30T14:01:46-05:002010-09-30T14:01:46-05:00College Football Rankings: Texas Has Opportunity To Rebound In Red River Rivalry
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<p>A week after falling to unranked <span class="caps">UCLA</span>, the Texas Longhorns have an opportunity to rebound in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/section/2010-college-football-polls" target="new">college football rankings</a>. Now ranked 21st, the Longhorns will take on the eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, who are four point favorites over Texas.</p>
<p>If Texas is able to upset Oklahoma on Saturday, then the Longhorns should jump up into the teens in the new rankings on Sunday regardless of what teams like No. 16 Miami, No. 18 <span class="caps">USC</span> and No. 19 Michigan do on Saturday. All three of those schools are playing unranked opponents. A win against the No. 8 team in the nation should be significant enough to propel Texas up in the polls.</p>
<p>A loss, however, will almost assuredly drop Texas from the Top 25 altogether.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2010/9/30/1722908/college-football-rankings-texas-has-opportunity-to-rebound-red-river-rivalryJP Starkey2010-09-27T19:24:17-05:002010-09-27T19:24:17-05:00Longhorns Routed By UCLA: An Impressive Streak Comes To An End
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<p>It’s back to the drawing board for Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns following their 34-12 loss to the <span class="caps">UCLA</span> Bruins on Saturday. Considering who’s up next on the schedule – the Oklahoma Sooners – there’s no time to feel sorry for yourself and dejected about all but certainly being eliminated from the National Championship picture. It may be a blessing in disguise for the ‘Horns to face OU this weekend. If there ever was a week each year when everybody was ultra-focused on the task at hand, it’s Oklahoma week.</p>
<p>One quick note about the Longhorns’ dropping 14 spots to No. 21 in the most recent <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/" target="new">college football rankings</a>: the Longhorns had their streak of 18 consecutive weeks inside the top-10 snapped. It was the longest such streak in the nation.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2010/9/27/1716043/college-football-week-5-rankings-longhorns-routed-by-ucla-an-impressive-streak-comes-to-an-endMichael Bean2010-09-27T17:06:02-05:002010-09-27T17:06:02-05:00College Football Rankings, Week 5: Texas Longhorns Plummet To 21st
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<p>The University of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> had the largest drop in this week's <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/section/2010-college-football-polls" target="_blank">college football rankings</a>, falling from seventh to 21st in the latest <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/9/26/1713083/college-football-rankings-ap-poll-week-5" target="_blank">AP Poll</a> following Texas' 34-12 loss to unranked UCLA. </p>
<p>The Longhorns committed five turnovers, four of which came in the first half. The Longhorns trailed 13-3 at the half and were then outscored 21-9 in the second half. UCLA rushed for 264 yards and dominated time of possession as a result, holding onto the ball for 32:59 during their upset win.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115256/mack-brown">Mack Brown</a> and his Longhorns will have to regroup and refocus this week as they prepare for the Red River Shootout this Saturday against the eighth-ranked <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a>.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2010/9/27/2321675/college-football-rankings-week-5-texas-longhorns-plummet-to-21stJP Starkey