An SEC power loses a key assistant coach just weeks before the College Football Playoff begins. Find out more about new Oregon State coach JaMarcus Shephard.

Oregon State has announced the hiring of JaMarcus Shephard as its head coach, replacing Trent Bray. Shephard has been an assistant at Alabama under Kalen DeBoer and previously worked for DeBoer at Washington.

In the marquee matchup of the night, No. 16 Texas finally put all the pieces together and upset bitter rival and No. 3 Texas A&M in a result that knocked the Aggies out of the SEC title game. The Longhorns kept alive their own College Football Playoff hopes, but they'll need some help to get in the field.

Texas A&M enters the weekend with a perfect 11-0 record, boasting wins over No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 22 Missouri. The Aggies take on the Texas Longhorns on Black Friday in a win-and-get into the SEC Championship situation. A victory would put the Aggies in their first SEC Championship game since joining the conference in 2012.