Jeff Howe

As of Thursday, the following Texas players have earned postseason recognition from either the conference, national outlets or media members who voted on the All-Tournament Team during the Austin Regional: — Sam Cozart, RP, Fr.-HS National Freshman Pitcher of the Year (NCBWA) Co-Freshman Pitcher of the Year (Perfect Game) First-Team Freshman All-American (NCBWA, Perfect Game) First-Team All-SEC Freshman All-SEC — Anthony Pack Jr., OF, Fr.-HS National Freshman of the Year (Baseball America) First-Team Freshman All-American (NCBWA) SEC Freshman of the Year Second-Team All-SEC Freshman All-SEC Austin Regional All-Tournament Team — Aiden Robbins, OF, Jr.-TR First-Team All-American (NCBWA Third-Team All-American (Perfect Game) SEC Newcomer of the Year First-Team All-SEC Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player Austin Regional All-Tournament Team — Adrian Rodriguez, SS, Soph. Austin Regional All-Tournament Team — Carson Tinney, C, Jr.-TR Third-Team All-American (NCBWA) Second-Team All-SEC Austin Regional All-Tournament Team — Dylan Volantis, SP, Soph. First-Team All-American (NCBWA, Perfect Game) District 7 Co-Player of the Year (NCBWA) First-Team All-SEC Austin Regional All-Tournament Team

FWIW, the Georgia press conference with coach Wes Johnson, catcher Daniel Jackson (the favorite to win the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award) and All-SEc shortstop Kolby Branch is scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m.

Before Texas faces Georgia in the Longhorns’ first game at the College World Series against Georgia on Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN), coach Jim Schlossnagle, pitcher Luke Harrison and All-American catcher Carson Tinney will meet with the media at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Thursday. The No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Texas (45-13), is in the College World Series for an NCAA-record 39th time after a two-game sweep of 11th-seeded Oregon in the Austin Super Regional. One of five SEC teams in Omaha (the most CWS participants ever from one conference), the Longhorns’ first meeting with the 2026 season against the Bulldogs is the only CWS game in which the chalk held. Georgia (51-12) entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 overall seed after claiming the SEC regular-season championship and winning the SEC Tournament. Like Texas, the Bulldogs swept through the regional before outlasting 14th-seeded Mississippi State in a pair of slugfests to win the Athens Super Regional. On Texas Football will follow the Longhorns’ press conference, scheduled to start at 5:15 p.m., and pass along what Schlossnagle and the Texas players say before the Longhorns go for their 89th all-time CWS victory. View full news story

For a team that didn't play well on the road last season, every little bit will help. I'd like to think that being an older team will help some of that, but when looking at it from the standpoint of what helps Texas, avoiding a night game at Tennessee is big. Still, as a college football fan, I wanted that thing played at night.

The eight previously unannounced games: Sept. 26 — at Tennessee (11 a.m., ABC or ESPN) Oct. 10 — Oklahoma (2:30 p.m., ABC or ESPN) Oct. 17 — Florida (Early; 11 a.m.-noon) Oct. 24 — Ole Miss (Flex; Afternoon or Night) Oct. 31 — Mississippi State (Night; 5-7 p.m.) Nov. 7 — at Missouri (Early; 11 a.m.-noon) Nov. 14 — at LSU (Flex; Afternoon or Night) Nov. 21 — Arkansas (Afternoon; 2:30-3:30 p.m.)

LSU is flexed for afternooon or night.

We've got LSU and Arkansas left since we already know the time and network for the A&M game.

The Missouri game will be either an 11 a.m. or noon kickoff in Columbia.

A Halloween Night game for the Mississippi State game at home.

Texas-Ole Miss is flexed for afternoon or night.

It's good for Texas. A night game at Neyland Stadium would've been special, though.

Early window for the Florida game. That's either 11 a.m. or noon.

GROSS! 11 a.m. for the Tennessee game? Awful!