The Texas Longhorns ruled out a key starter on defense before their game against No. 9 Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Texas football will be without its defensive captain against Vanderbilt on Saturday. Safety Michael Taaffe will miss his second straight game with a thumb injury, according to an official SEC availability report issued Saturday morning.

If Vanderbilt wins, they control their own playoff destiny to some degree. Conversely though, if Texas wins, they still have a very treacherous path the playoff. Even if Texas can beat Vanderbilt, going onto also beat No. 5 Georgia and No. 3 Texas A&M is ...

There are three ranked matchups this weekend, as the path to the College Football Playoff begins to take shape. At noon on ABC, No. 9 Vanderbilt take on No. 20 Texas and at 7:30, the No. 18 Oklahoma face No.

Fans' ability to watch Vanderbilt football vs Texas may be impacted by ESPN's contract dispute with YouTube TV.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning was removed from the SEC-mandated availability report on Friday night. That clears the way for Manning to play against No. 9 Vanderbilt.