Overview
- No. 10 Texas visits No. 5 Georgia at Sanford Stadium on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) with the Longhorns listed around +6 to +6.5 at major sportsbooks.
- Nick Saban credited Arch Manning’s recent improvement and better offensive line play for Texas’ uptick, with Manning posting seven touchdowns over his last two games and season totals of 24 TDs, 2,123 yards and a 62.7% completion rate.
- CBS Sports’ experts and multiple outlets picked Georgia to win or cover, though one model cited by CBS projects Texas to cover the spread.
- The day’s other SEC headliner features No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama, a matchup with direct College Football Playoff implications.
- In the NFL, the Associated Press reports the Houston Texans’ top-ranked defense visits the Titans without QB C.J. Stroud in concussion protocol, with Houston favored by 6.5 after a 26-0 shutout in the first meeting.