In what seems like a fever dream, Texas was absolutely manhandled by Arkansas on Saturday evening, who served the previously ranked No. 15 Longhorns a devastating 19 point loss.
Heading into their Week 3 matchup against Rice, the Longhorns have fallen out of the top 25 in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
This just leaves three Big 12 teams in the rankings, Oklahoma (No. 3), Iowa State (No. 14), and Oklahoma State (No. 22).
TCU was among the teams on the outside looking in, and are currently receiving more votes to be in the top 25 than Texas is.
Schools that dropped out:
No. 14 Southern California; No. 15 Texas; No. 18 Utah; No. 24 Miami.
Others receiving votes:
Miami 137; Southern California 99; Central Florida 65; Michigan State 63; Liberty 63; Texas Christian 57; Pittsburgh 52; Kentucky 50; Utah 41; Texas 36; Kansas State 28; Indiana 28; Louisiana State 26; Boston College 22; Nevada 18; Fresno State 13; Southern Methodist 10; Rutgers 10; UL Lafayette 9; San Diego State 9; Mississippi State 9; Army 9; Tulane 6; Maryland 6; San Jose State 5; NC State 5; Virginia 4; Marshall 4; Stanford 3; Air Force 3; Texas-San Antonio 1; Memphis 1; Boise State 1.
The Longhorns’ brutal Week 2 loss has the fan base and coaching staff questioning the personnel that was used. It will take a week or two of wins to get Texas back in the rankings. Arkansas was unranked last week, but due to their dominate win over Texas, they are now the No. 24 team in the nation.
Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have a lot of work to do in order to bounce back from this one.