No. 17 Texas will look to keep its waning hopes alive for a return to the College Football Playoff when it hosts rival Arkansas on Saturday afternoon.

It will be the first time the teams have played in Austin with both as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns own a 57-23 edge in the all-time series between the former Southwest Conference rivals.

The Longhorns (7-3, 4-2) dropped seven spots in the latest CFP rankings and likely would need to win their final two games -- against Arkansas and No. 3 Texas A&M, both at home -- and have help with upsets of teams ranked above them to make a third straight trip the playoffs.

Texas' current situation was exacerbated by a 35-10 loss at then-No. 5 Georgia on Saturday. Arch Manning threw for 251 yards, a touchdown and an interceptio

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