It’s certainly a tall statement to make to say that Texas football’s loss at home to Florida was the damaging of this past weekend. That’s especially the case given that top-ranked Georgia fell to Auburn at home and Alabama fell on the road to Tennessee in the same week. Essentially, it was an example of the SEC cannibalizing itself again.
Finebaum blames Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian.
“I just can’t get over what Texas is doing,” Finebaum said during an ESPN appearance on Sunday. “It seems like about eight days ago, they were No. 1 in the country, and they’re not even in the universe anymore.”
“And the blame does go on Steve Sarkisian, whose arrogance continues to put him as the play-caller, and he’s doing a miserable job of that,” Finebaum later added. “Was Arch perfect? No. But nobody was perfect on offense today.”
This spells increasingly bad news for Sarkisian.
When Finebaum speaks, athletic directors across college football seem to listen.
Just ask Lane Kiffin.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: After Florida loss, what does the CFP path look like for No. 19 Texas?
Austin American-Statesman: Steve Sarkisian: ‘Everything,’ including Manning, to be evaluated after loss
Dallas Morning News: With CFP still in reach (for now), is Arch Manning Texas’ best option at QB moving forward?
Houston Chronicle: Benching Arch Manning should be on the table after another unacceptable UT loss
247Sports: Horns247 Roundtable: Changes we would make to ignite Texas football’s struggling offense
247Sports: CFB Overtime: Historic day of carnage, Longhorns’ woes lead Week 7 takeaways
Inside Texas: 2026 Florida Gators – Texas Longhorns football postmortem: Offense
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
How backup QB KJ Lacey could help Texas
Inside the Numbers: Another offensive disaster class from Sarkisian
Texas lacks internal offensive play-calling options
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Top performers from loaded matchup between Mount Carmel and Loyola Academy
247Sports: Top five 2028 recruit Evan Willis recaps Miami visit as Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas officials loom
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs Florida: New year, another costly SEC loss to unranked Gators
247Sports: Crunching the Numbers on Texas football’s loss to Florida: What do you get when you bench your starting QB?
247Sports: As Texas football fails to recalibrate a failing offense, Florida’s offensive adjustments help doom Longhorns
Inside Texas: ‘We just sucked less’: Everything Florida’s Jon Sumrall said after beating Texas
Good Bull Hunting: Texas A&M two-touchdown underdogs at Alabama
Rock M Nation: Missouri basketball season preview 2026-2027
And The Valley Shook: LSU baseball fall scrimmage notes
Red Cup Rebellion: Ole Miss opens as underdog against Texas
Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee jumps into the fray in ESPN College Football Playoff predictions
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Eight ‘not close’ graphs from the Tennessee game
Dawg Sports: 10 thoughts from a terrible, no-good day in Athens
A Sea Of Blue: CJ Baxter missed Kentucky win vs. Oklahoma due to injury: Will he play vs. Vanderbilt?
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Josh Allen’s outrageous touchdown flip is one of NFL’s best plays of the year
SB Nation: J.J. McCarthy just created a quarterback controversy for the Giants
SB Nation: Jim Nantz injury: Did CBS broadcaster hurt his hand during Raiders-Bills?
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas volleyball dropped a close one against Florida.
final | TEXAS 2 FLORIDA 3#HookEm
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) October 19, 2026