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The No. 2 Texas Longhorns wasted no time positioning themselves as one of the teams to beat in the Southeastern Conference. In their first season as an SEC member, they posted the best record during the regular season and earned a spot against No. 5 Georgia in the league championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

SMU had no problems handling the jump to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now the No. 8 Mustangs will look to complete an unbeaten run through the ACC in their inaugural season when they face perennial conference power Clemson on Saturday night in Charlotte.

The rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University is a grudge match that dates to 1894. The No. 3 Longhorns and No. 20 Aggies finally meet again Saturday night in College Station with a berth in the SEC championship game on the line.

In a June 28 response to the recent $2.8 billion NCAA settlement, which paves the way for colleges to directly pay their student athletes, TCU provided insight into how it plans to navigate the new collegiate athletics landscape.

The multibillion-dollar settlement awaits final approval from the federal judge hearing the case in California. She must determine if the settlement terms are fair, reasonable and adequate to all class members — a process that experts say will likely take months. The settlement sets the stage to transform college athletics by allowing colleges and universities to share revenues and directly pay up to $20 million dollars per year to its student athletes.

The Cougars were Big 12 regular-season champions this season after making the move into that power conference. They play blueblood Duke on Friday night at the home of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, about 250 miles from the Houston campus.

With NCAA brackets formed, the college basketball tournaments dubbed March Madness because of its drama begin this week. Here are some highlights to watch for as the men's and women's games begin.

After a record-setting open to the season, serious injuries to four top players on Texas Christian University’s women’s basketball team led mostly to losses. The Horned Frog’s roster was so depleted, the coach invited any students to try out. Is it enough to help restore the victories?

The Tigers fended off Iowa 102-85 in the women's national championship basketball game.

The Lone Star State has representation in the field, but it’s South Carolina, Iowa, and UConn that loom large.

Houston is a No. 1 seed; Texas and Texas A&M could match up in the second round.

The off-field world of college football is completely different now that players can legally profit off their name, image and likeness.