Georgia owns Texas. The Longhorns have only been in the SEC for two years now, and Georgia already has a 3-0 record against their new conference rival. Texas also had to watch Georgia win the SEC the last two years when they were the preseason favorites to win the conference.
All of this losing has made Texas desperate to finally beat Georgia. Unfortunately for them Georgia and Texas do not play each other during the 2026 regular season, but Vegas is very confident that these two teams will meet in Atlanta in the SEC Championship game.
And in order to give themselves the best chance possible to win that potential matchup, Texas offensive lineman Cole Hutson, who has played in 48 games for the Longhorns in his career, filed a lawsuit in hopes of earning another year of eligibility.
Former Texas OL Cole Hutson has filed an age-based eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA, requesting a judge to grant an injunction to play the 2026-27 college football season.
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) July 18, 2026
He played in 48Â games with 23Â starts at Texas. Suit was filed Friday.https://t.co/IrDl55suB8 pic.twitter.com/CSALcyZ33X
Texas is willing to bend their morals to try and beat Georgia
Hutson was a member of the 2022 recruiting class. That means he has been in college for four years now which would mark the end of his playing career unless he redshirted one season. Unfortunately for him he did not redshirt, so his eligibility is up.
So why is he trying to get a fifth year of eligibility? What ground can he stand on where he feels like he is deserved another season in college?
It's not like he suffered some crazy injury or didn't play much in one of his seasons, he played in a whopping 48 career games which conveniently equals four full regular seasons. So there really is zero reason why he should get another year of eligibility.
Texas might be trying to play this off like Hutson is doing this on his own, and while that may be the case they should still step in and put a stop to it. Just like how Texas Tech should've stopped Brendan Sorsby from trying to earn his eligibility back threw the courts, Texas should tell Hustson he shouldn't be doing this.
But are they going to do that? Probably not, and that should make college football fans everywhere seriously question their morals.
New Texas lawsuit could be a sign of a struggling Longhorns offensive line
This lawsuit could also be a sign that Texas isn't confident in their offensive line this season. If they were confident then they would tell Hutson that his eligibility is up and that he shouldn't be trying to steal another year.
But Texas hasn't done that yet and there are zero signs of them even thinking about doing this, so that could mean that Texas's offensive line won't live up to the preseason hype the Longhorns are getting this offseason.
No one needs to be told how important a good offensive line is. Texas could have the best quarterback in the country and he would still struggle with a bad offensive line. Unfortunately Arch Manning hasn't proven to even be better than Gunner Stockton, so he needs as good of an offensive line as he can get.
And if Hutson isn't able to get another year of eligibility that could mean Texas's offense is in serious trouble.
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