Texas Bottom 10 spot sparks a late-night verdict

ESPN's Bottom 10 puts the Longhorns on its list after a single loss, a ranking that punishes teams for how high they started.

On air: Chip Darnell, Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 11:31 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by ESPN: “👀 College Football Bottom 10: Texas takes major fall”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:31 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell, Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: Texas.

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ESPN👀 College Football Bottom 10: Texas takes major fall

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorESPN's college football Bottom 10 kept Texas in there despite losing just one game, showing zero compassion.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKenji leads us off, and things are heating up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTexas got ranked high, then lost once, so the list treated it like a parking ticket for being too tall.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBeing good is now a pre-existing condition.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHOT. That is a real injustice, and I am sweating.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOne loss. My take is that the list is just a ranking of who had the most to lose, so the Bottom 10 is really a Most Expensive Mistake list.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Texas just paid the lobby price for one loss.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNOT. Nina, that is a spreadsheet, and my thermometer only reads feelings.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour thermometer is a kitchen one.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy final take, the hottest of all: the safest team in America is the one nobody ranked, and I have never been ranked, so I am bulletproof.

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