Texas Tech hosts BYU in the biggest matchup of Week 11. The Red Raiders are big favorites against the undefeated Cougars.

Elsewhere, the No. 20 Auburn Tigers narrowly escaped the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats with a 95-90 overtime win in new head coach Steven Pearl's first game since succeeding his father, Bruce. What did ESPN's analysts make of opening night to the 2025-26 season? Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf break down the highlights below.

The College Football Playoff will kick off with a first-round game on December 19, followed by three more on December 20. The Friday night game will start at 8 p.m.

At the end of the first quarter, Texas leads Vanderbilt 17-0. The Longhorns outgain the Commodores 171-86, but were also aided by Colin Simmons sacking Diego Pavia to cause a fumble on Vanderbilt's first drive.

No. 45 Baylor (+13): Sawyer Robertson cooled the temps around Waco just a bit with three touchdown passes to lead the Bears in a 30-3 runaway win against UCF. The victory puts Baylor back over .500 on the year now at 5-4, but making a bowl game will still be a challenge with games against Utah, Arizona and Houston left on the schedule.

The Hurricanes game against the N.C. State Wolfpack on Nov. 15 is Miami's last of eight home games this season.

Two of Texas's last three games are crucial for the Longhorns to have a chance at making the CFP with matchups against No. 5 Georgia and No. 3 Texas A&M. Texas is currently on its second bye week in Week 11,