DALLAS — There are two potential paths for Texas AM to climb into the College Football Playoff, and ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit presented both of them Tuesday, even if he never stated it that way and was forced to apologize for one possibility after the show.

Two years ago Texas A&M gave Jimbo Fisher a 10-year, $75-million deal to turn the Aggies into a national player. They enter December in good position, but need help to make the College Football Playoff.

When Tom Penders got the news last January, he had to keep it to himself. Thanks to the pandemic, he had to keep the secret far longer than intended, for nearly a year, and from a whole lot of people.

What I think, know and believe about the college football world, and the Ohio State playoff problem. All in the College Football Cavalcade.

The first move of any significance this offseason by the Texas Rangers was a conversation with Elvis Andrus, who was informed that he is no longer the starting shortstop.

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