Aaron Rodgers Does Horns Down, Says Texas Longhorns Shouldn't Be in College Football Playoff

The Texas Longhorns shouldn't have been among the teams to make the College Football Playoff, at least according to New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Aaron Rodgers' alma mater, the California Golden Bears, just secured bowl eligibility for the first time in four years and will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Independence Bowl.

But as his former college team gets ready for a clash of 6-6 squads, the New York Jets quarterback is instead sending analysis-less shots toward the Texas Longhorns and their apparent undeserving spot in the College Football Playoff.

He must've not seen what the Longhorns did to the Red Raiders on Nov. 24 in a 57-7 blowout, yet it's Texas Tech that's currently favored over his Cal Golden Bears by three points.

Rodgers made an appearance Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show and shared his thoughts on the Florida State Seminoles being the unlucky team left out of the CFP despite a 13-0 record. He said the Longhorns should've been left out instead of FSU, but proceeded to provide no solid argument as to why, instead relying on his dislike for Texas to suffice.

"That was my team growing up. I think they should've got in (over) Texas," Rodgers said of Florida State prior to doing the classic Horns Down hand symbol for the cameras.

Take a look:

"Florida State was my team growing up and I think they should've got in over Texas"@AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/jBrBRji4JB

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 5, 2023

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) greets the cheers of fans on his first appearance as a Jet against the Giants at MetLife Stadium / © Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Rodgers clearly doesn't have a solid argument other than what his emotions and anit-fandom of Texas say. The Big 12 champion Longhorns became a near lock to make the CFP after Alabama beat Georgia in the SEC Championship, as it bumped the Bulldogs down and out of contention and made it an argument

Texas' head-to-head win over Alabama clearly held a significant tiebreaker, evident by the Longhorns receiving the No. 3 spot and the Tide sliding in at No. 4. The committee made it obvious that it came down to either undefeated conference champion Florida State without quarterback Jordan Travis or 12-1 Alabama that was coming off a big win over the No. 1 team in the country.

The committee had an incredibly tough choice to make, but it made it clear that it wasn't coming down to Texas vs. FSU by ranking the Longhorns as the highest one-loss team.

Once Rodgers is able to deliver some more real analysis about why Texas shouldn't be in the CFP, we'll be here to write more about why he's incredibly wrong once again.

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