The Arkansas secondary has struggled this season. Can Texas avoid literally dropping the football against the Razorbacks on Saturday?

Texas quarterback Arch Manning had the wind taken out of his sails on Saturday night. The Longhorns’ shrinking College Football Playoff hopes has been at the forefront of everyone's mind. Manning had a confident message after the 35-10 loss to No. 5 Georgia.

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For the second time in as many weeks, those receivers failed to reliably catch the ball. Texas was officially credited with four drops against Georgia, though the film presents evidence for several more. The Longhorns also dropped four passes in their Week 9 win over Mississippi State. Before that, they’d dropped one pass all season.

Of all the teams that realigned conferences in the last 5 years, perhaps none was more noteworthy than the Texas Longhorns moving their massive brand and history into the SEC. Questions were raised as to whether the current iteration of Texas could compete in the SEC.

When asked if preseason No. 1 Texas has underachieved this season, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian gave a tense answer.

Things have been forgettable in Fayetteville for Arkansas (2-8, 0-6) this football season, but a win over the Longhorns could somewhat salvage this season.

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On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Longhorns continued to struggle against Georgia. While Texas kept things close at the start, they collapsed in the second half. Even though there were not a lot of positives to take from their third loss of the season, one bright spot was Ty'Anthony Smith.

Not only will the loss hurt the Longhorns' pride after being blown out on the road, but it will also damage Texas' chances at the College Football Playoff, with a shot at the postseason being extremely hard to come by now at 9-3 and with a No. 3 Texas A&M team waiting in the final week of the regular season.