Chris Del Conte vows Texas will play tough opponents ‘because we’re the best’

Scheduling in college football remains a key topic of conversation in the 12-team College Football Playoff landscape. Some teams are opting for easier strength of schedule – but Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte said the Longhorns want to play the best teams, “because we’re the best.”

“Our brand – and I firmly believe this – our brand should play the greatest brands in college football because we’re the best,” Del Conte said Wednesday during a town hall. “We’re going to play Ohio State, we’re going to play Michigan, we just signed a home-and-home with Notre Dame. Those games matter. With a 12-game Playoff, those games matter. They matter to me. They should matter to you. You want to play the very best.

“I’m not issuing a cupcake schedule. Our coaches and our student-athletes aren’t. They want to play the very best. But we owe it to college football, we owe it to this organization, to play the very best. That’s what we’re going to continue to do. We just announced Notre Dame a couple weeks ago, and keep your eyes peeled. We’ll have another one. I just don’t want to get too far out.”

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