Inside Week 13: Playoff Dreams, Bowl Scrambles, and Power Shifts Across Texas

Playoff paths, bowl hopes, and conference races define Week 13 for Texas, SMU, Houston, UTSA, and more as Texas football enters its most important weekend of 2025.

Mike Craven

https://www.texasfootball.com/articles/article/default.aspx?url=2025/11/18/dont-laugh-up-to-four-texas-teams-could-make-the-college-football-playoff

https://www.texasfootball.com/articles/article/default.aspx?url=2025/10/25/the-dave-aranda-era-has-run-its-course-at-baylor

Picks Against the Spread

SMU -3 over Louisville
Baylor +6.5 ove Arizona
Arkansas +9.5 over Texas
UTSA +2.5 over East Carolina
Houston -2.5 over TCU
North Texas -17.5 over Rice

2025 record: 37-29

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