Sure, there will be some breaks in there, and some days that won’t have quite as much on the gridiron.Still, I’m pumped to have it back and have more options for sports betting.
I mentioned this in another article, but this is not a great week of games, as most are lopsided games.We will likely have one here between Texas State and Texas, but there is still reason for intrigue.Texas quarterback Arch Manning, left, scrambles out of the pocket against Mississippi State linebacker Derion Gullette, front right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Mississippi, Saturday, Oct.25, 2025.
(AP Photo/James Pugh)STEVE SARKISIAN GIVES EMBARRASSING EXPLANATION FOR TEXAS' COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF LOSS: 'WE WERE TIRED'Money is a major factor in college sports, but with college football being the king of them, there is money galore.I have to imagine that one of the reasons that Texas State agreed to this game is that the school was paid a lot of money to come play Texas.Texas State went 7-6 last year, so it wasn’t like they were awful.
However, the best team they played last year was probably Arizona State.They played Rice in a bowl game, so perhaps that was their toughest game.Brad Jackson is back under center for Texas State, so you have to imagine the team will at least know the offense well enough to run coherent plays.
Last season he was pretty good.He completed 71% of passes, had 21 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, while racking up 3,224 yards.
Greg Burrell, who was their secondary running back last year, steps in as the primary back this year.He averaged 6.7 yards per carry last year, but had just 3 touchdowns.Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) runs as he looks to throw against Vanderbilt during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, on Nov.
1, 2025.(Eric Gay/AP Photo)ARCH MANNING ISN’T BACKING DOWN FROM EXPECTATIONS, AND NEITHER IS STEVE SARKISIAN, AS CFP SEMIS AREN'T ENOUGHIn my opinion, this is...