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Longhorns Daily News: Paul Finebaum: ‘I would pick Steve Sarkisian,’ Texas to win CFP in 2025
The dust from the 2024 college football season and the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff has barely settled, but yet, it’s once again time to predict what’s to come in 2025.
Per SEC analyst Paul Finebaum’s imagination, that prediction points towards Texas Longhorns success in the near future, according to Finebaum’s comments earlier this week.
“I would pick Steve Sarkisian,” Finebaum said during a morning show appearance this week, per Inside Texas. “I think he’s probably set up the best of any of those who don’t have a title. We’re still getting used to Ryan Day being a national champion It changes the narrative a little bit, doesn’t it?”
Doesn’t it?
We can only hope.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
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Inside Texas: Offensive storylines at each position after Texas’ first Junior Day
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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Recapping the Texas Junior Day weekend
Texas hosted Ohio State transfer DT Hero Kanu over the weekend
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
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247Sports: Texas continuing to stand high for Temple Top247 EDGE Jamarion Carlton following Junior Day trip to Austin
247Sports: Texas Junior Day Recruiting Notebook: Longhorns make a big move for a ton of top targets
247Sports: Texas remains leader for in-state OT Max Wright following Junior Day visit
247Sports: Two SEC rivals are setting pace for Top247 WR Jabari Mack
Inside Texas: More Texas Longhorns Recruiting: New offer, two new OL targets, two DBs on the radar
SEC SHOWDOWN
Dallas Morning News: Watch: Tramon Mark hits game-winner as Texas completes wild comeback vs. Texas A&M
Inside Texas: Who the Texas Longhorns need to step up for the rest of SEC play
Rock M Nation: Offense position group confidence levels for 2025
Red Cup Rebellion: Here’s an updated look at the SEC basketball standings
Rocky Top Talk: A look at the Tennessee offensive depth chart following the first transfer portal period
Anchor Of Gold: Vanderbilt men’s basketball ranked 24th in new AP Poll
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A Sea Of Blue: Andrew Carr will play vs. Tennessee; Lamont Butler out
WHAT WE’RE READING
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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Will this actually go down?
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— CFB+ (@CFBN_Plus) January 27, 2025
A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
Up next
Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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A Texas state trooper was killed in a crash in the Panhandle, becoming the 244th Texas Department of Public Safety officer to die in the line of duty since 1823, according to the agency.
Sergio Romero, 27, died Wednesday after a semi-truck pulled in front of him as he attempted a traffic stop around 4 p.m. on U.S. 287 in Childress County, DPS said.
In a statement, Col. Freeman F. Martin praised Romero’s courage, integrity, and service.
“Today, we grieve the loss of one of our own,” Martin said. “… Our hearts break alongside his family, friends, fellow troopers, and all who loved him. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice he made in service of his fellow Texans.”
Romero previously served with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office before joining DPS as part of Class B-2025 in Childress, the agency said.
He is survived by his wife, Francisca, and their two young sons.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The crash remains under investigation.
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