The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (11-1) are favorites to win the SEC over the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (10-2). Texas has looked like the SEC’s team to beat since Georgia’s loss to Ole Miss.
However, SEC analyst Paul Finebaum does not think Texas is invincible. He mentioned on “The Paul Finebaum Show” that the Longhorns are vulnerable due to the strength of their schedule.
“Texas is vulnerable because of what it hasn’t done,” Finebaum said. “That’s, beat, what I’d call, a high-level team.”
Texas’s strength of schedule ranks 37th, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. The Longhorns benefited from playing a Florida team without their top two quarterbacks and played one team that finished over .500 in SEC play outside of Georgia (Texas A&M).
Most importantly, their only matchup against a team currently ranked in the playoff rankings was Georgia, which they lost to at home, 30-15.
Georgia has the third-ranked SOS. The Bulldogs have shown weakness against Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech. Still, Georgia won by double digits against two teams in the top 10 (Tennessee and, of course, Texas).
Texas and Georgia play each other in the SEC championship. Either Texas wins, avenging its previous loss to Georgia, or Georgia racks up another win against a top-10 opponent.
