The Longhorn Republic

The No. 13 Texas Longhorns will be without some key players when they head to Florida to take on the Michigan Wolverines, who are somehow even more in flux.

They recently named Kyle Wittingham as their permanent head coach, who will take over for Biff Pogi, who led the charge following Sherrone Moore's firing earlier in December. They will be missing their two best pass rushers, an NFL-caliber offensive lineman, and will have a new playcaller for the offense.

What does that mean for the matchup and will Texas get to 10 wins this year?

Ahead of the Texas Longhorns' Citrus Bowl matchup against the Michigan Wolverines, we bring on TJ Ronin from the Michigan Voice of College Football network to help us do a deeper dive on the Wolverines.

We talk coaching turmoil, Bryce Underwood, finding a pass rush, and which Michigan player would make the best professional wrestler.

The Texas Longhorns had high hopes for the NCAA Postseason and fell just a few games short of that, falling to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Round of 8.

It was an uncharacteristically sloppy game for Texas, which Wisconsin took advantage of and nearly swept the Longhorns on their home court. Texas battled back, but couldn't withstand the Badgers' offense and fell short.

The Texas Longhorns found themselves on the outside looking in at the CFP field, setting up a New Year's Eve matchup against the Michigan Wolverines.

We share our feelings on the committee's decision and what we hope can change in the future to make things more transparent. We also dive in on the players leaving in the transfer portal and break down the recruiting class.

For the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns came out of the Black Friday matchup with a convincing win over their rival, the Texas A&M Aggies.

Texas dominated the second half, taking advantage of the Aggies' aggression on defense and turning it into their best running performance of the year. Defensively, Texas managed to bottle up one of the most explosive offenses in the country and turned over quarterback Marcel Reed on consecutive plays to seal the game.

The recently renewed rivalry game between Texas and Texas A&M always has big stakes, but this year's edition is even bigger.

For Texas, a win over the Aggies will give the CFP committee a lot to think about when it comes to decision time. For Texas A&M, cementing an undefeated regular season with a win over a hated rival would be the icing on the sweetest cake.

The first of two home rivalry matchups went the Texas Longhorns' way, with Arch Manning turning in a career night against the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Longhorns' best offensive performance of the year.

Manning found his receivers early and often, needing to get the offense going in a hurry to counteract the defense's continued struggles against the potent Arkansas offense.

The Texas Longhorns have two games left on the schedule, a pair of home rivalry games, kicked off with a tilt against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Arkansas comes to Austin with one of the most potent offenses in the country, but is shackled to one of the worst defenses. How will they stack up against a Texas team that still doesn't know who they are week-to-week?

For the third time in the last two seasons, the Texas Longhorns have squared off with the Georgia Bulldogs and came away with a loss.

Kirby Smart and his staff once again ran circles around Steve Sarkisian and Texas was unable to find its way in the game. A disastrous fourth quarter took what was once a tight game and turned it into a blowout.

So where does Texas go from here?

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns seemingly control their path to the College Football Playoff, and that path is simple: Win and you're in.

That run starts on Saturday as they head to Athens, GA, to take on a Georgia Bulldogs squad that is looking to close out its SEC slate and keep itself alive for the conference title. They've had to eek out a few close wins over the last few weeks, but a win is a win and they have won all but one contest this year, an early-season matchup against Alabama.

What do we see as the keys to victory for Texas and can they get it done on the road?