It has been thirteen years since Texas A&M and Texas last faced each other on the football field. The resumption of the Lone Star Showdown and the opportunity to travel to Atlanta for an SEC Title serves as the metaphorical icing on the cake for the A&M and Longhorns, who have had a convoluted road to reunion. Given the abundance of skill on both sides of the football, this game should feature an amazing clash in the yards. Even so, national analysts recognized this game as a compelling event, creating a powerful urge to watch this confrontation at all costs.

Adam Breneman, the national analyst, said, “I think A&M’s got a chance to really win this game, and that’s when all hell is going to break loose. Now A&M in the conference title game. What happens with? who wins that game? If A&M then be Georgia, I mean it’s going to be it’s going to be ridiculous, but I mean A&M Texas is going to be the game of the year,” during the College Football Power Hour crew’s discussion of the Texas-Texas A&M matchup on November 29 on Yahoo! Sports’ video. All that means is that the matchup will be one of the biggest in college football history.

Furthermore, when making situational predictions regarding the team’s current status, the national analyst said that Texas A&M still has a chance to play in the conference title game. He thinks this will become a classic. He is certain that Marcel Reed and the A&M offense will prevail, even though he is unsure of the outcome. Since Marcel return, this offense has totally transformed, and Marshal Reed hasn’t been giving up the football if they can shorten the game offensively. Therefore, Adam’s prediction suggests that the Aggies have a good chance of winning this game. Even the quarterback for A&M believes this, and Marcel said, “We know that this is going to be history if we make it. And… a lot of people don’t have faith and didn’t have faith just because it’s the first year with the new coach, new OC, new DC, all the things and kind of a rebuild season (but) we’re here now and we’ve got a chance to go make this opportunity what we want it to be.”

If you don’t know, Texas is one of the 8 FBS one-loss teams and the SEC’s top squad with just one defeat. They will play the Bulldogs in the conference and make the playoffs if they win. However, they will be vulnerable to the new 12-team structure of the CFP if they lose. On the other hand, for the first time since joining the SEC in 2012, the 20th-ranked Aggies have a chance to get to the SEC championship game. But Texas is the sole obstacle in their path. Consequently, if Texas loses this game, they could forfeit their fourth seed in the CFP, or if Texas A&M loses, they could forfeit their playoff hopes because they have already dropped three games.

Now, a certain team will undoubtedly win on game day regardless of what happens. However, the question of what would happen if the Longhorns lost the game still stands. What would happen to them, or would they still be in the playoffs No.4 seed? Take a peek.

The Texas Longhorns’ playoff scenario might change if they lose

Texas will undoubtedly be eliminated from the top four seeds, who will all receive first-round byes, if they lose. However, will they still be able to put on a playoff game as one of the top five seeds? Or are they unable to at least reach the No. 9-12 and begin going somewhere? The Longhorns are one of just three SEC teams with less than three losses, along with Georgia and Vols according to CFP rankings. Therefore, they may not be entirely eradicated.

Ahead of the crucial in-state rivalry game, Steve Sarkisian is making an effort to avoid distractions. “I don’t really know what the committee thinks and/or needs to do. What I do know is our first goal is trying to go win an SEC championship, and to do that, we have to try to win Saturday. And then when that dust settles, then I think we’ll figure out the CFP and what that looks like,” Sarkisian stated. We may spend all of our time speculating, but only on Saturday will we be able to draw firm conclusions prior to the December 8 release of the final playoff standings.