Mississippi State’s defense and rushing game stepped up against Texas, but the Bulldogs couldn’t avoid a 35-13 loss.

Mississippi State and Texas players get chippy after a third-down play in the fourth quarter.

The nervous energy was palpable inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as Mississippi State, a 38.5-point underdog, trailed the nation’s top-ranked team by just a single point

There's a new No. 1 in college football as the Crimson Tide overtook Texas football thanks to their thrilling victory vs. the Bulldogs.

Alabama's thrilling 41-34 win over Georgia on Saturday has knocked the Bulldogs out of the No. 1 seed in this week's College Football Playoff projections. Texas, the current No. 1 in the AP Top 25, is now the projected SEC champion in its first season as a league member.

No program has spent more weeks ranked No. 1 in the history of the AP poll than Alabama, which was first nearly 40 percent of the time from 2007-23 under Nick Saban, according to