Paul Finebaum believes one SEC championship team is vulnerable

Jul 15, 2015; Birmingham, AL, USA; Paul Finebaum broadcasts on ESPN during SEC media day at the Wynfrey Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (11-1) are favorites to win the SEC over the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (10-2). Texas has looked like the SEC’s team to beat since Georgia’s loss to Ole Miss.

However, SEC analyst Paul Finebaum does not think that Texas is invincible. He mentioned on “The Paul Finebaum Show” that the Longhorns are vulnerable due to the strength of their schedule.

“Texas is vulnerable because of what it hasn’t done,” Finebaum said. “That’s, beat, what I’d call, a high-level team.”

Texas’s schedule is only ranked 37th in SOS, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. The Longhorns benefited from playing a Florida team without their top two quarterbacks and played one team that finished over .500 in SEC play outside of Georgia (Texas A&M).

Most importantly, their only matchup against a team currently ranked in the playoff rankings was against Georgia, who they lost to at home 30-15.

Georgia has the third-ranked SOS. The Bulldogs have shown weakness against teams like Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Georgia Tech. Still, Georgia won by double digits against two teams in the top 10 (Tennessee and, of course, Texas).

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Texas and Georgia play each other in the SEC championship. Either Texas wins, avenging their previous loss to Georgia, or Georgia racks up another win vs. a top-ten opponent.

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