SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for the North Texas Mean Green vs. Texas State Bobcats game in the First Responder Bowl 2025 on Friday

Both North Texas and Texas State like to operate at a quick clip and can break off big plays with the best of them. JD Yonke's college football betting picks are leaning hard toward the Over in the First Responder Bowl.

Texas' best win this year is against Clemson in the first-round of the playoff. They haven't played a team as good as Ohio State, and they certainly haven't beaten anyone as good as Ohio State. This is going to be an incredibly challenging test for the Longhorns and they will have to play mistake-free football to get a win.

Update: An Arctic cold front sweeps Texas, prompting ERCOT to issue an energy conservation alert as another winter storm will take shape across the state.

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is facing its first test of the winter season as the state headed into a deep cold snap expected to last until Friday. The power grid agency issued a weather advisory that went into effect Monday,

The Texas power grid operator is keeping a close eye on the grid as we deal with below-freezing temperatures.The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, issued a Weather Watch Monday through Friday because of the arctic air.

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte has heard the reports of purported NFL interest in Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian and doesn't much appreciate the timing four days before the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl.