Governor Greg Abbott isn’t hiding how he feels about Texas’ College Football Playoff case.
Abbott took to social media Monday to share his thoughts on the Longhorns’ chances of competing in the CFP. In a post on X/Twitter, Abbott shared a screenshot of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s principles.
According to Abbott, Texas checks every box listed under the committee’s selection principles.
“Texas is at the top of these criteria more than any team on the bubble,” Abbott wrote.
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The criteria Abbott was referring to included the following topics: strength of schedule, head-to-head competition, comparative outcomes of common opponents and other relevant factors like unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.
It shouldn’t be too surprising to see Abbott pull for the Longhorns. The Texas governor earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas in 1981.
Abbott isn’t the only prominent pushing for Texas’ inclusion in this year’s CFP. Shortly after his team’s 27-17 win over Texas A&M, Steve Sarkisian told ESPN it would be a “disservice” to the sport if the Longhorns missed out on the playoff.
Texas ended the regular season at 9-3 and owns three top 10 wins over Oklahoma, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M with three losses on the road to Ohio State, Florida and Georgia.
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