Texas Tech routed BYU as ESPN reported QB Behren Morton’s injury is a hairline fibula fracture, raising management questions.

In the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, the Texas Longhorns found themselves on the outside looking in, and the inclusion of one team in particular has this analyst cross with the committee.

Powered by the ESPN FPI super computers, a new College Football Playoff prediction tool projects Texas Football's CFP chances for every result.

Though the top 10 teams in the CFP rankings and Associated Press Top 25 poll are the same, the list differs and Oregon is a point of contention. The Ducks are No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the CFP rankings, and that creates an intriguing backdrop for their road game against an Iowa team outside the Top 25 but No. 20 in the CFP rankings.

Texas Tech (7-1) is No. 9 in both polls, but gets slotted one spot higher for CFP purposes. Its loss came to defending conference champion Arizona State, 26-22. If it gets by BYU, it will have easy sledding with Central Florida and West Virginia rounding out the schedule.

The Texas football team has a bye this week, but that doesn't mean that there aren't Longhorn-related headlines to discuss.

The College Football Playoff selection committee would have a big decision to make on a three-loss Texas team.