Texas joined Oregon, Miami and BYU as teams receiving first-round byes in the second projected College Football Playoff bracket of the 2024 season on Tuesday. The second wave of rankings were released Nov.

That might seem a bit strange to the conference that boasts the most playoff-caliber teams and the most nonconference wins against other Power 4 leagues, and also has Paul Finebaum there to remind everyone just how angry they should be at this affront to good judgment.

The job of the College Football Playoff committee has rarely been simple, but it certainly has never been this complicated. In the old days of the four-team playoff, the selections were often obvious.