Week 6 of the NFL season has almost concluded and a lot of former Texas Longhorn players played an impact for their team this Sunday.

Starting with the London game Sunday morning against the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars. Bears running back Roschon Johnson didn’t do much on the ground with only eight yards on five touches, but he did have 25 yards through the air on two receptions in the 35-16 victory.

In the Cleveland Browns 20-16 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, running back D’Onta Foreman had the most carries (10) for Cleveland that resulted in 31 yards. Foreman also added 16 yards through two receptions.

Texas kicker legend Justin Tucker had a great showing in the Baltimore Ravens’ big 30-23 win over the Washington Commanders. Tucker was successful in all three field goals he took with the longest being 45 yards to go with three extra-pointers.

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker also had a great game in the 23-16 win against the Denver Broncos. Dicker also hit all three of his field goals with the longest being 46 yards to go with two extra-pointers.

Before we get to Bijan Robinson, another former Longhorn in the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons game showed through. Panthers tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders finished with 49 yards on five receptions, but it wasn’t enough against Robinson and the Falcons.

Robinson helped the Falcons win 38-20 with 95 yards on the ground on 15 carries to go with a season-high two touchdowns each in the first half. Robinson also added 10 yards in the air off three receptions.

Switching to the defense, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jaylon Ford recorded two tackles, the first’s in his NFL career in the 51-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Texas pairing off defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat and defensive back Quandre Diggs almost got the Tennessee Titans a win against the Indianapolis Colts. Sweat recorded 3 tackles and Diggs got six in the 20-17 loss.

Defensive backs P.J. Locke and Brandon Jones once again headlined the Denver Broncos defense. Jones recorded a season-high and a team-high 12 tackles and a pass deflection and Locke had seven tackles in the 23-16 loss against the Chargers.

Defensive tackle Malcolm Roach also had four tackles and a pass deflection for the Broncos.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown had four tackles in the 47-9 ugly defeat against the Detroit Lions.

And lastly, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back DeShon Elliot tied for second on the defense for tackles with six in the 32-13 victory against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Unfortunately, no Longhorns will be playing in Monday Night Football, but Sunday Night will feature one Longhorn with defensive back Joesph Ossai for the Cincinnati Bengals against the New York Giants. That game will start at 7:20 on NBC.

Texas football steamrolled Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday and earned the right to spend another week at the top of the polls.

The Longhorns came in at No. 1 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll released on Sunday following a 34-3 victory at the Cotton Bowl that moved them to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in SEC play.

The updated AP Poll is set to come out later this afternoon. Texas began the week ranked No. 1 there, too.

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Coach Steve Sarkisian’s team is in for its most significant test yet this week. Georgia, which has won two out of the last three national championships, is coming to Royal-Memorial Stadium for a top-five clash on Saturday. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 4 in the updated coaches poll.

Here’s a full look at the polls.

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College football rankings: Week 8

US LBM Coaches Poll

1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Penn State
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Notre Dame
12. Iowa State
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Ole Miss
16. Missouri
17. Kansas State
18. Indiana
19. Boise State
20. Pittsburgh
21. Illinois
22. Michigan
23. SMU
24. Army
25. Nebraska

AP Top 25

Check back later to see the new AP Poll.

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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