The Longhorns missed out on a cushy top four seed and a first-round bye. Their consolation prize is a postseason game on their home Austin turf. Texas is seeded No. 5 and will host a first-round playoff game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field,

With the loss, Texas fell from No. 2 to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings and now hold the No. 5 seed in the playoff bracket. The Longhorns will host a playoff game against No. 12 seed Clemson, which defeated the SMU Mustangs in the ACC Championship Game to become the first three-loss team in the playoff.