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College Football Playoff picks after Week 7
Week 7 featured some high-profile matchups even if the week lacked some of the upsets and drama from last week. The No. 1 Texas Longhorns faced their Red River rivals in the Oklahoma Sooners. The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes faced their toughest opponent yet in the No. 3 Oregon Ducks.
The Longhorns started slow in Dallas but eventually pulled off a resounding win. The 34-3 win was Texas fourth-largest margin of victory in the series. Quarterback Quinn Ewers returned from injury and had an efficient performance while running back Quintrevion Wisner rushed for 118 yards and a score. The Longhorns don’t get much time to revel in the rivalry win or the corny dogs. The Georgia Bulldogs come to Austin in Week 8.
The new-look Big Ten was on full display as well. The No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions rallied from a 20-6 deficit to defeat the USC Trojans in overtime. Then, the big one in Eugene lived up to the billing. The Ducks and Buckeyes traded big plays throughout the game and clutch kicks in the fourth quarter. Oregon’s Atticus Sappington hit the game-winning field goal with 1:47 to play and the Ducks’ defense finished off the Buckeyes. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel had 373 total yards and three touchdowns.
Here are our experts’ top 12 College Football Playoff picks:
Andrea Adelson: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Iowa State 9. Clemson 10. Alabama 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Alabama 9. BYU 10. Iowa State 11. Clemson 12. Notre Dame
Bill Connelly: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Iowa State 5. Penn State 6. Georgia 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Ohio State 10. Clemson 11. BYU 12. Army
David Hale: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Iowa State 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Alabama 9. Clemson 10. LSU 11. Boise State 12. Notre Dame
Eli Lederman: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Iowa State 5. Georgia 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. LSU 10. Clemson 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Chris Low: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Clemson 10. Indiana 11. Boise State 12. LSU
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Iowa State 5. Penn State 6. Ohio State 7. Georgia 8. Indiana 9. Alabama 10. Clemson 11. BYU 12. Army
Max Olson: 1. Texas. 2. Oregon. 3. Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5. Ohio State. 6. Georgia. 7. Penn State. 8. Clemson. 9. Alabama. 10. Indiana. 11. LSU 12. Boise State.
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Clemson 9. Alabama 10. Indiana 11. Iowa State 12. Boise State
Mark Schlabach: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Clemson 9. Alabama 10. Iowa State 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Jake Trotter: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Clemson 9. Alabama 10. Iowa State 11. LSU 12. Boise State
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Texas 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Ohio State 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Clemson 9. Iowa State 10. Alabama 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Dave Wilson: 1. Texas. 2. Oregon. 3. Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5. Ohio State. 6. Georgia. 7. Penn State. 8. Clemson. 9. Alabama. 10. Indiana. 11. BYU 12. Boise State
Tuesday’s contest will broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard locally on 1150 AM/93.7 FM The Zone. Fans can follow along through live stats or on X, @AggieBaseball.
The midweek marks the 66th meeting all-time between the programs, with the Aggies (25-6) leading the series 50-15 over the Bobcats (21-10). The two programs met at Blue Bell Park on March 17, with the Aggies claiming a 9-6 victory. In midweek games this season, Texas A&M is 7-0.
The Maroon & White are fresh off a series win over Vanderbilt, which featured a 12-0 shutout in the series finale to clinch the series. Aiden Sims received SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after pitching seven shutout innings in the rubber match, striking out eight batters.
The Aggies combined for 11 home runs in the series, marking the second consecutive conference series the lineup has accomplished the feat.
In 31 games this season, Texas A&M boasts the 15th-best batting average (.322) in the country and ranks inside the top five national ranks in on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.593), home runs (66), runs scored (309) and walks (208).
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An 11-year-old girl was shot during a domestic incident in Midlothian and is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers were called to the 400 block of Brook Meadow Drive on Sunday following reports of a domestic disturbance. Police say the girl was shot, but authorities do not believe she was targeted intentionally.
The child was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Midlothian Police Assistant Chief Scott Brown said a subject is in custody.
Midlothian police said the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released soon.
J.J. Spaun is now a two-time winner of the Valero Texas Open.
The 2025 U.S. Open champion made an eagle on the par-4 17th hole to move to 17 under, good enough for a one-shot win. He also won the Texas Open at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course in 2022.
With the win, he takes home $1.764 million and heads into the Masters with plenty of momentum.
Here’s the breakdown of how much money each PGA Tour player earned from a $9.8 million purse at the Valero Texas Open.
Valero Texas Open 2026 prize money payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | -17 | $1,764,000 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Michael Kim | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre | -16 | $741,533 |
| T5 | Andrew Putnam | -15 | $378,525 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | -15 | $378,525 |
| 7 | Kevin Yu | -14 | $330,750 |
| T8 | Chandler Phillips | -13 | $296,450 |
| T8 | Ryo Hisatsune | -13 | $296,450 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Kristoffer Reitan | -11 | $237,650 |
| T14 | Andrew Novak | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | John Parry | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Sami Valimaki | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Eric Cole | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Davis Thompson | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Alex Smalley | -10 | $159,250 |
| T21 | J.T. Poston | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | S.H. Kim | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Hideki Matsuyama | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Maverick McNealy | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Bud Cauley | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Marco Penge | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Sam Ryder | -9 | $95,550 |
| T28 | Nick Taylor | -8 | $71,540 |
| T28 | Zach Bauchou | -8 | $71,540 |
| T30 | Paul Waring | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Mac Meissner | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | A.J. Ewart | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Doug Ghim | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Alex Noren | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Kevin Roy | -7 | $60,025 |
| T36 | Billy Horschel | -6 | $48,673 |
| T36 | Austin Smotherman | -6 | $48,673 |
| T36 | Chris Kirk | -6 | $48,673 |
| T39 | Rico Hoey | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Matt McCarty | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Brandt Snedeker | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Brian Harman | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Taylor Moore | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Chad Ramey | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Kevin Streelman | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Adam Schenk | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Adam Svensson | -5 | $35,809 |
| T49 | Christo Lamprecht | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Beau Hossler | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Tony Finau | -4 | $24,676 |
| T54 | Bronson Burgoon | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Vince Whaley | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Gordon Sargent | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Steven Fisk | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Hank Lebioda | -3 | $22,834 |
| T59 | David Ford | -2 | $22,050 |
| T59 | Erik van Rooyen | -2 | $22,050 |
| T59 | Stephan Jaeger | -2 | $22,050 |
| 62 | Takumi Kanaya | -1 | $21,658 |
| T63 | Peter Malnati | E | $21,364 |
| T63 | Jordan Spieth | E | $21,364 |
| T65 | Mark Hubbard | 1 | $20,972 |
| T65 | Jeffrey Kang | 1 | $20,972 |
| T67 | Danny Walker | 2 | $20,482 |
| T67 | Will Zalatoris | 2 | $20,482 |
| T67 | Joe Highsmith | 2 | $20,482 |
| 70 | Luke Clanton | 3 | $20,090 |
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