Oct 8, 2026 · 24 min
Klatt tests Texas’s top ranking against Oklahoma
Who wins: Georgia or Alabama? Will Oklahoma upset #1 Texas? + more College Football Picks
Joel Klatt’s picks turn the weekend’s biggest matchups into a test of rankings, coaching, home field and betting lines.
- 1Klatt examines whether Texas can justify its top ranking against Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry.
- 2Georgia–Alabama anchors a slate shaped by rankings, matchup similarities, coaching and home-field advantage.
- 3His against-the-spread selections span six major games, including contests involving USC, Nebraska and Oregon.
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Klatt tests whether Texas deserves its top ranking while previewing the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma.
The brief
Joel Klatt opens with provocative ranking questions before turning to a weekend slate that includes Georgia–Alabama, Texas–Oklahoma and four other major matchups.
The central argument arrives in the Red River Rivalry: Texas is the nation’s top-ranked team, but Klatt examines whether its ranking holds against Oklahoma.
Klatt evaluates Georgia–Alabama alongside UCLA–Oregon, USC–Penn State, LSU–Kentucky and Indiana–Nebraska, using spreads, coaching and home-field advantage.
The episode’s standout tension is Texas’s status at No. 1, as Klatt explains why the Longhorns deserve it while warning against taking his comments out of context.
After weighing matchup similarities and potential game-changing variables, Klatt recaps his against-the-spread selections across the weekend’s featured games.